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1987. 2 hr 10 mins. Drama. PG13. Watchlist. John Sayles wrote, directed and plays a preacher in this powerful re-creation of a West Virginia coal-miners strike in 1920. Chris Cooper stars with ...
The Matewan Massacre, as it became known, only added fuel to the fire of the regional labor struggle. By July 1920, over 90 percent of miners in Mingo County had pledged the union oath. Sid Hatfield, who escaped injury at the shootout in Matewan, became a symbol of the miners’ struggle against the tyranny and violence of the mine guard system.
The Matewan Depot Replica Museum is almost an exact replica of the train depot – and social center – that stood across the railroad tracks from downtown Matewan until the 1960s.Now you can take a step back in time and browse photos, artifacts and memorabilia that help paint a picture of what Matewan used to look like.
Matewan es una película dirigida por John Sayles con Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham .... Año: 1987. Título original: Matewan. Sinopsis: Hacia 1920, las minas de carbón de Virginia del Oeste están controladas por poderosas compañías que pagan salarios muy bajos para que los precios sean competitivos. La mano de obra está formada por ...Puedes ver Matewan ...
The Battle of Matewan (also known as the Matewan Massacre) was a shootout in the town of Matewan in Mingo County and the Pocahontas Coalfield mining district, in southern West Virginia.It occurred on May 19, 1920 between local coal miners and their allies and the Baldwin–Felts Detective Agency.The dead included two brothers of the detective agency's founder and Matewan's mayor Cabell ...
Company thugs killed coal miners and their supporters. The Matewan Police Chief, Sid Hatfield, was shot on the Court House steps by company operatives after he was indicted for his role in the Matewan Massacre. The coal miners, for their part, blew up mines and other coal company property. 10,000 miners fought a pitched battle with company ...
The Matewan Depot is OPEN Daily and welcomes visitors. The Depot showcases the rich history of Historic Matewan with exhibits on the Matewan Massacre, the Hatfield & McCoy Feud, the Floods and the Great Flood Wall, the surrounding Coal Camp, Coal Mining, the N&W Railroad, and much more.
