You had to bump against the whole combination of them
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Hawley Wells Jr.:
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that was when I learned my first real political lesson, about what happens when you take a position against the coal operators, against the capitalists... I found out that the union officials were working with the coal companies. I also found that the Catholic hierarchy was working with the coal companies. Here was a combination of the whole thing, you see: you had to bump against the whole combination of them
[...]
that was when I learned my first real political lesson, about what happens when you take a position against the coal operators, against the capitalists... I found out that the union officials were working with the coal companies. I also found that the Catholic hierarchy was working with the coal companies. Here was a combination of the whole thing, you see: you had to bump against the whole combination of them
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Well this was my first lesson
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that if you stuck to your organization and stuck together in solidarity
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you could defeat them
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Besides that I learned that the politicians worked with the coal companies
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I found out that the union officials were working with the coal companies
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I also found out that the Catholic hierarchy was working with the coal officials
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Here was a combination of the whole thing see
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that you had to bump up against the whole combination of them
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Movie Summary
A heartbreaking record of the thirteen-month struggle between a community fighting to survive and a corporation dedicated to the bottom line.