King Coal: Miners' Stories of Lynch, Kentucky

Hear from retired Kentucky coal miners Rutlyn Melton, Roy Stevens, and Gene Austin as they recount life and work in the coal town of Lynch, Kentucky during the mid-20th Century.

This video is produced as part of the Freedom Stories initiative. While it can stand on its own, it also serves as an extension of the public discussion "Profit & Power: Company Towns and the Exploitation of Appalachia." To access this discussion, and other Freedom Stories resources, please visit https://www.storytellingcenter.net/fr....

Freedom Stories is made possible by funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and with the support of our friends at the National Association of Black Storytellers - NABS, Green McAdoo Cultural Center, Appalachian African American Cultural Center, Black/White Dialogue, Black in Appalachia, ETSU Leadership and Civic Engagement, Heritage Alliance, Langston Centre, McKinney Center, Northeast Tennessee Tourism, and Historic Jonesborough.