WIM was founded in 1972 in Denver, Colorado, by several women whose intent was to facilitate education about the mining industry.

The Town That Was is a documentary film of Centralia, Pennsylvania, a once thriving mining town until 1962 when the ming caught fire and continued burning until the mid 1980s.

I thought this was a great documentary. They talk about the governments lack of help with the town's mine fire. Instead of the fire being put out soon, it lasted for many, many years destroying the town in the meantime.

How Green Was My Valley is a story about a Welch coal mining family told through the eyes of the youngest boy.

It was a pretty interesting story. Somewhat similar to our story Out of This Furnace. It was a little slow but thats kinda how old movies are. I don't think you could make a movie exciting about living in a coal mining family.

Shares a short biography of select labor heros of the 1850's to the 1990's, such as Mother Jones, Cesar Chavez, and Lucy Parsons.

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