Oct 6 Resource Shift “Matewan” Revisited: Film Unearthed Region’s Buried Labor History Thirty years ago the premiere of a small-budget, independent film had an out-sized effect on how many people in Appalachian coal country thought about their region and their past. “Matewan,” directed by John Sayles, depicted a bloody chapter in the fight to organize coal miners in the 1920s, exploring themes of class struggle and pacifism […] By Jeff Young Oct 6 Resource Shift “Matewan” Revisited: Film Unearthed Region’s Buried Labor History Jeff Young