A documentary about a Kentucky miner's strike endures 50 years later. Harlan County USA's message still resonates today.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This photo made from Black Mountain in Lynch, Ky., shows an unreclaimed strip mine in Virginia, just across the state line from ...

For nearly a century, Harlan County, K.Y., has occupied an outsized place in the American consciousness. Coal is the lifeblood of Harlan, where miners’ fierce battles against deadly working conditions ...

HARLAN COUNTY, Ky. (FOX 56) — A conveyor belt line for an eastern Kentucky coal company collapsed on Tuesday afternoon, causing traffic delays and power outages for over 100 customers in Harlan County ...

This month marks 50 years since the premiere of “Harlan County USA.” The Academy Award-winning documentary film shined a light on an eastern Kentucky coal mining community and its fight for a union ...

HARLAN COUNTY, Ky. — The Bledsoe Coal belt line has collapsed, blocking Kentucky 221 at milepost 6.1 in Harlan County. Kentucky State Police said there were no injuries after the belt line collapsed ...

The disturbing conditions endured by the Kentucky coal miners at the heart of Barbara Kopple’s 1976 documentary Harlan County USA are made clear in the film’s first several minutes. The miners’ ...

Sign up for The A.V. Club's free newsletter to have the best TV, film, and news stories sent straight to your inbox. Director Barbara Kopple, one of the leaders in ...

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Some Kentucky coal miners and their families are standing on train tracks to prevent a train loaded with coal from leaving. They say they worked since Dec. 16 without being paid. The ...

HARLAN COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Bledsoe Coal belt line has collapsed and is blocking Kentucky 221 at mile post 6.1 in Harlan County. The roadway could remain blocked for an extended period.