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“Wild, Wonderful West Virginia” is what people call their state in the middle of the Appalachian mountains. But under the idyll hides a black hell: a labyrinth of low tunnels in which miners have to crawl on their hands and knees all day long in the dark.
The film team accompanies a traditional miner's family in their everyday life. With the two sons Scott and Steven Lockhart they go for miles into the mountains. At the end of the shaft the battle for the coal begins for them and a dozen buddies, constantly crawling in the dark. The open conversations with the miners make us understand why lifelong democrats suddenly entrust their hopes for the future to a Donald Trump.
This is an expedition to the original and sinister sides of the remote mountain state. An expedition to a fair of a snake-handler-Pfingst community, a meeting with musician Alan Cathead Johnston and his bluegrass and mountain music ballads, or Sheriff Martin West, who in a lawsuit blames the three most powerful American pharmaceutical companies for the rampant opioid epidemic. Maria Gunnoe is also a fighter. The Cherokee Indian has been threatened for 17 years for daring to denounce the coal barons for destroying the beautiful mountains of West Virginia
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The documentary also ventures beyond the coal mines to uncover the lesser-known sides of this Appalachian state - from snake-handling Pentecostal churches to the bluegrass and mountain ballads of Alan Cathead Johnston. We also speak with Sheriff Martin West, who sued the country’s three biggest pharmaceutical makers for their role in the opioid epidemic that has swept the region. And we meet another person who has decided to fight back: Maria Gunnoe, a young Cherokee activist who has dared to take on the coal barons that are ravaging the beautiful mountains of West Virginia. Welcome to the ENDEVR SUNDAY DOC
Thank you very much for your amazing channel. So far this channel is informative and offers glimpses into different aspects of our world. I personally appreciate not having narration that constantly gives their "2 cents" on everything.
Love these documentaries!
Great job.
37:47 that my cousin he is a officer in McDowell County WV
When was this film recorded/made?
It doesn't mean you're a tough man because you're stuck. Advocating for yourself to have a better life doesn't mean you're weak. It means you value yourself.
Either that or I farted.
I moved to West Virginia (WV) in 2018. I grew up in Maryland and we joked about WV being full of hillbillies. We thought it was an insult, but turns out calling folks in WV hillbilly is considered a compliment. My husband was in a U.S. Navy for 30 years and we lived many places; the most beautiful were Hawaii and West Virginia. A day doesn’t pass that I don’t marvel at the beauty that surrounds me. The view is incredible. The wildlife is amazing. The farmland; the old buildings… are all beautiful. The people are sweet and kind, but sadly they are caught in the claws of opioids, methamphetamines, and dying at the hands of fentanyl. It’s heartbreaking to see people so sucked into some so destructive.
It's everywhere, I live in the capital of Kentucky n there's so many homeless from it, n we lose em in rounds but even attorneys n judges, the LE have addictions that doesn't discriminate it's not 1 side of town or just in the town it's countryside n there's 3 or 4 you knew each week losing the battle n 3 or 4 more that isn't said to be but is addiction related , God help us all for my children generation was wiped out in half by it n they either choose to get sober or we lose another life to it Everywhere you look 😤😩💯❗
Well they don't like it, at all. Our culture is built off respect from the Honor culture. From the Antebellum period. It still resides here , especially when you hear the Virginia Tide water accent from Richmond down to Savannah. Just because alot of Appalachia is poor doesn't mean lower social class. Those are mental constructs we give ppl..hillbilly isn't nice or honest..BTW I am from Harlan, KY the poorest of Appalachia. Some ppl might laugh but deep down alot do not like being seen that way. 😢
Don’t forget bluegrass music.
@@barbaravyse660 and Bluegrass Music. 😀
If they legalized the drugs they could make tons of money off of them and WV could be the state that goes from poverty to rich. But they have to start voting for economic progress.
Appalachia has ALWAYS been a depressed area. People vote against themselves/or not at all in WVA. They elect a senator who lives off a yacht and drives a Maserati, yet says his choices are for the people. I'm an exsteelworker who lost his job/career in the 70's, & now it's the coal industry. Educate yourself, get involved in government, & VOTE.
So it seems. That native American woman said it well when she talked about the coal companies taking from the land and polluting it but the people still seem to "hero worship" the mines just for the money.
Use the system to fight the system--insanity.
DO NOT CONSENT.
Government is slavery.
We have not had “public servants” since 1871
If I may add, politicians play on the fear of poor white people in this area. The southern strategy will forever be in the republicans play book. That's the realization, they're uneducated because they've had good paying coal jobs, why do anything else. But, coal is a dying industry, coal companies know, and trump played on all their fear to secure the vote.
If you educate yourself even more you might find out that the vote game is rigged. But thats not why the people are poor. Basicly the problem is you(Well, more like you'r potential employer to be presice) can't compete with workers from third world countries that are willing to work for food in some cases. So the day the workers get all the benefits and a big paycheck is the day your product is dead competeing in the global economy. Thats why american car manufacturing and most other manufacturing are dead. If you want to change that you need to have importing restrictions, basicly force people to have to buy only american produced good's and/or remove tax and sallary restrictions and some of the safety hazards.
When will people realize that your vote does not count?! Wake up people!
We should all respect and be grateful for the people who do this type of work.
ABSOLUTELY 💯!! A million times over!!
I agree 100 percent! I am not claustrophobic but I couldn't deal with being in such a confined space all day, day in and day out I take my hat off to these brave men & woman.
Has nothing to do with bravery, its the only way they can make money. They have no other skill and zero education. They want to stay that way.
It's not for the weak of heart.
This spoke to my heart. My dad’s family is from WV. My granddaddy died from black lung and one of my uncle’s was decapitated in a mine. My dad tried to avoid that fate & joined the Marines in 1960, but died in the 80s from all the chemicals he was exposed to during Vietnam.
So although I didn’t grow up there, my heart breaks for WV. I wish some industry that wasn’t terrible for the people could move in. The people there deserve the best.
I’m sorry your family suffered;
and your dad took the path less traveled, which led to the same place. But his choice got you out of there. Live a good life. 💕
They are some of the most hard working people. It makes me so frustrated the sacrifices that all those generations have had to make all due to some rich company who wanted more and didn't care who it affected.
@@genxx2724 honestly this is one of the nicest things anyone has ever said to me. I really do appreciate it.
This is all a part of capitalism.
😢😢😢😢😢💔💔💔💔
Documentary like these should be shown in schools when the kids are young, have a lot less shaming in our world.
The Democrats are trying to get rid of coal but the companies run the state government!
I always love having my eyes opened to others ways of life and why they believe and think the ways they do. Really appreciate these kinds of docs.
$5,000 a month??? For THAT job. Man, they should consider unionizing. $5,000 is NOTHING compared to the work they’re doing. I work in a warehouse (unionized) and I make so much more than that plus benefits.
They need to stop inhaling all the debris and think for moment what corporate is getting paid compared to them. And there ought to be class action suits for OSHA and the companies not making appearances on the job to ensure their safety (I.e. masks). It’s a shame, but I can understand the lack of employment and wanting to stay there. I wouldn’t want to move either.
Corporations need to move closer to the mountains. It’s so hard to find employees…they’d have men and women looking for a career that supports their families.
I’ve watched so many documentaries about the Appalachians. It truly is a special place, but these folks need more opportunities for employment.
And the drug issue is a whole other subject up there!
There is but it would require moving
$5k a month is a lot when you consider you can buy a house $40k
OSHA has nothing do with mines. If they tried to come in they’d get turned away at the gate.
This must be what they call white privilege
That Sheriff is a good Soul. I hope that young man can be blessed with another opportunity and occupation. So many hard working people providing so much for the rest of us, they deserve increased benefits and resources to work safely.
25:25 What an amazing young man, after spending ten to twelve back breaking hours in the mine, he comes home and HELPS out in the kitchen.
I appreciate how their families are TIGHT and their unending love for God and nation. I miss living in West Virginia. They were some of the best years of my life, I treated with nothing but kindness. The people of West Virginia will always hold a special place in my heart.
My dad immigrated from Africa in the early 70s (Eritrea) and he went to Ohio University in Athens which is on the border of Appalachia (less than an hour to the WV state line). My dad had the pleasure of meeting a custodian at the college who used to make moonshine as a side hustle. While the locals are very much weary of outsiders at first, they warmed up to my dad and gained a lot of respect because he had a work ethic that mirrored the people of Appalachia. Great people, they is.
Your dad emigrated from Africa.
Adam, I've met a few Bobcats here in Texas. They tell me it's a beautiful campus.
Your father came from Ethiopia. There was no such thing as Eritrea in the 1970s.
they might have no degree but they have a good work ethic and work bloody hard for their families and risk life and limb every day. they put a lot of people to shame.
These days parents and universities are turning out weak people.
@@genxx2724 Blind pride is a nasty thing.
I'd rather be called "WEAK!!" than die in a damn mine etc and cause generational trauma.
@@coffeepot3123 I’d rathe4 be educated and also have fortitude. That’s not what’s happening these days.
Yeah, and that’s why they’re going extinct 😂
Absolutely no one should have to work under those conditions, they probably wouldn’t do it if there were other options like studying for them.
When you don't have anything else, family becomes the most valuable thing in you life.
It should ALWAYS be.
Then I'd be screwed because I trust a rattlesnake before I'd trust my family. Very sad but that was their choice.
These men are absolutely amazing!!! I thought it was sad when he said he wasn’t smart😔. He is super smart, his genius is in a different part of smart❤. We label people from school, but the real genius is who they ARE❤
Sad to see the guy talking about wanting to keep working and going home safe and not connecting the necessary dots to come to the realization that the Union is part of the thing that will help him achieve these things. His forefathers knew this, they fought alongside their Unions for the few rights and concessions that they enjoy, each one of which was striked for.
Thank you for stating that, i was thinking the same thing.
They have no clue or he has no clue, it's sad but the thing is that they do spend more time in the mines than outside.....Blessings to you an your family from puerto rico with lots of love
Yes. and the guy who knows it would be better to wear a mask, but won't. Scraping up your knees and in the dark all day and you draw the line at a mask because it is uncomfortable? Machismo has got to be at play there somewhere. That and peer pressure.
@@mariatorres5563 Could also be thinking that the boss might see this. Best to keep it under the hat until ready to go full out.
@@davidpeppers551 Its more so stupididty thinking that he will be ok but fast forward a decade or two and he will be suffering from black lung
@@_gungrave_6802 Black lung is a horrible way to go. One of my friend’s brothers died from it in 2016. But he got his wish and passed on the couch in their trailer outside of Pineville.
No one is gonna comment how he STOOD ON THE POOR SNAKE AT 13.48???? He’s literally squishing its guts and no one said anything?!?
I bet you haven't lost any sleep over it lol
As a West Virginian I can tell you that church is pretty strange even to most of us. Most people in Southern West Virginia are Baptists so we’re not snake handlers.
it's animal abuse
They need reported
Poor snakes
All this about a snake oh boy sick
The people of Appalachia are hands down the most honest and god fearing people! I’ve been gone for 25yrs and will hopefully return to retire!
Incredible documentary, my family are in Eastern Kentucky so I can relate. Great people in unfortunate circumstances and they deserve so much more!!!
Floyd co. Is my home
Harlan Co. here hello neighbors ❤
my father's whole side of the family were coal miners in Harlan County, Kentucky. luckily my grandparents moved out of Harlan County in the 1960s to give their kids a better life outside of rural Appalachia but this documentary was incredibly interesting for me to learn a little more about my family heritage
I was born and raised in Harlan County. There’s no place like it. I’m glad you got better opportunities and I did the same a few times, but I always ended up coming back home. You should definitely take a trip to visit sometime to see the beauty of your family heritage. You’ll definitely be welcomed warmly ❤
@@heathercochran6514I always think of Justified when I hear Harland County lol
The song readin writin rt 23 explains the whole story for my Dad too. Moved up from SE Ky to work most of his life in a steel mill at Timken Roller Bearing. I have cousins that stayed and they did fine, it sure makes me wonder sometimes.
So very thankful to those that work in these industries. Coal, oil, and natural gas industry workers have some of the most dangerous, the toughest, physically and emotionally demanding jobs in the U.S. They literally put their lives on the line to provide the things we need for our country to keep moving day to day. From electricity to gas for our vehicles to every day products. They work to exhaustion and more, often go without seeing their families, suffer from life changing injuries or diseases.
Next time you cook your dinner or put gas in your car or turn on the heat, or use your phone, think of these workers and appreciate what they do!
Amen!! My son's are in the oil business in S.Oklahoma, doing the grunge work, not making the billions! I pray for their safety everyday!!
West Virginia government & company corruption!
AMEN
Young coal miners saying they aren't worried about the unions dying = dinosaurs not worried about the meteors...
Yes that kinda took me by surprise to hear them talking non union when they fought hard for them years ago
@@garyteague4480 They are corrupt that's why
Unions across the board have been dead for a long time and now that most states are right to work, that was the death knell for unions.
@@phade2blaq GOOD
I’ve been in two unions and all they did for me was drive the business’ I worked for out of business.
42:00 That bee costume with the kid in the honey comb is too cute 😊🐝
Reminds me so much of my grandfather, a coal miner in eastern Ohio, the town in which he lived, and his friendly, hard-working neighbors. Lovely documentary!
Not true at all tell the truth
Wonderful documentary of a good people who have the right priorities. Brave men - have so much respect for them ... my grandfather lost his life in a mine in South Africa ... pray the Lord Jesus takes care of these men and their families
Playing with dangerous snakes. They have a screw loose if you ask me.
Excellent documentary!!
Phenomanl documentary!
This was amazing. Truly spoke to me. Well done sir
I miss the gracious kind-hearted people of West Virginia. Also, I miss the majestic beauty of those West Virginia mountains.
Amazing story, just so heartbreaking that people have to live that way.
ABSOLUTELY 💯.
Its obvious to me that these are decent, salt-of-the-earth people who deserve respect.
Born and raised West Virginian (from Kanawha County). High respect for those who work that type of job 💕
What a way to live with the incessant worry that your son makes it outside the mine 😢 such a Beautiful place with all the tree's and mountain side's but what a hard Life 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
Respect from a ex mining family in the UK❤️☮️
God and His Majesty be with you.
Amen.
As a West Virginian it’s so refreshing to see civil comments on here. I came back here because it’s home. Being from here is a hard thing to describe, WV always has a special place in your heart.
The state needs better education, colleges, & better businesses!
Hard work, God bless you guys
Amazing doc; tough job, tough life; gotta have respect for those people out there in WV.
That young man was working 10,5 hours a day 6 times a week, that is rough; i only work 9 hours 4 days a week and thats considered a full time job here.
that music is legit, i genuinely love it
Jesus told him, “It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God.”
Why torment and stand on that poor snake?
Mississippi is very similar. Backwards and economically and emotionally depressed, people are always looking for a handout because their poor work ethic drives away companies. The ones that do come do so because "Mississippi is the China of America." You can get away with paying them state minimum wage ($7.25/hr) The ones that do have common sense and work hard are forced to leave. So sad, even though I wasn't born there I still consider it home. Great people overall.
thanks for sharing this nugget of insight. It's what makes you remember things, you know?
I agree. I lived in that for many years. When I became an adult and had my first chance I left. I've never looked back!
They need to give companies some tax cuts because people are asking for too much money. Or at least deregulate and let capitalism thrive.
Utah has the same minimum wage
Appalachia is the beating heart of America 🇺🇸. Home to the Scots-Irish or Ulster-Scots as they’re known here in Northern Ireland .
You should all be proud of your ancestors and what you all have achieved.
Thankyou, We are proud of them! Allot of rich history in this area. Greetings from your cousins across the pond
the English classified the celtic nations as "Martial races" i.e. stereotyped as good at fighitng, so sent them to colonial frontiers to act as a buffer against the natives, all to protect the English colonists
My family came from the West Virginia coal mines, grandpa wanted better for his family and gave up everything to get out of the area, left all their belongings other than what would fit in the rig. I’m so grateful that he was so brave and I love my roots but as I sit at work designing ambulance I can’t help but be thankful that I have that work ethic ingrained in me but was given the chance to not be stuck in the mines.
Damn shame many of these men will gasp their last breath & die of black lung....or snake bites.
I was never afraid of, or to Work Hard all my Life! I also would NEVER work in a coal mine! I don't care if they paid $500.00 per hour! NO WAY! HATS OFF to ALL THOSE WHOM DID! These Men are HARD CORE! ANYONE whom awoke in the wee hours to go into a mine for 12 hours a day, 5 /6 days a week is better man than me! Thank God for the Molly McGuires!
I was shortchanged in life many ways, but seeing this makes me feel so lucky.
Very good documentary!
Former coal miner here from west ky. I can attest that coal miners are some of the hardest working men and women I've ever had the pleasure to work with also they will give you the shirt off their backs.
My dad spent 45 years in a steel mill in the northeast. No matter where you live these are
The types of people who built and sustained this country but have been abandoned and neglected by the politicians and social elites .
MUCH RESPECT to every one of these men
A man was born and built to work - even moreso once he has a family. There is dignity in every kind of honest work. Those who don't understand that are their own worst enemy. God bless the miners and their families.
amen.
Men or woman are not born to work. Please educate yourself.
13:07 If religion is twirling around with a Molotov Cocktail near your face i'll pass 🤣🤣
For real....
Thank God someone else wit some common sense. I was reading these comments wondering who else peeped 13:07...I'll pass too.
That coal miner is going to have some serious respiratory problems in his middle age…
That’s what I was thinking when watching this. I was like isn’t that bad to breath in lol
@@oc5515…. and he smokes!
If he lives that long.
That’s alright, I’m sure their Republican candidates will totally not cut health care social programs and work with big pharma to cut price of drugs down!! You know, because big government bad.
That’s what you get when Republican politicians losen all safety measures for employers. Because who cares about safety when you can live till 50 and free! From big government.
Just seeing this, I can feel the air, hear the katydids, the brook, and smell the night flowers. I’d love to be just hanging out on the porch, singing, talking.
I do draw the line at drinking poison, walking through fire, and handling snakes in church. I can definitely get into singing and dancing in the Holy Ghost. Sounds pretty weird coming from a practicing Catholic originally from NYC, no?
Same. A NY Catholic that grew up on Long Island but I see the beauty in this community.
I'd like to too! (practicing Catholic originally from New Jersey) :)
I grew up in McDowell Country and left after I graduated High School. It’s sad to how how much more it has deteriorated since I was a kid
very Interesting documentary, parts of this doco near the end reminded me of the movie FIRE DOWN BELOW.
God bless these humble , hardworking people .
Appalachia used to be a Democratic stronghold with strong unions that supported Democratic candidates. The coal companies have worked hard to bust unions and line the pockets of Republican candidates that lie to the coal miners that they'll 'save coal' as if that's possible. Coal continues to be in decline but they don't see it as long as they personally still have a job.
The lie of 'clean coal' is a myth sold by politicians, but capitalism has let people down for so long in this country that they won't listen anymore when a politician offers them new jobs in clean energy. The fact that the Republicans fight against clean energy legislation and initiatives tooth and nail keeps their lies afloat.
There are a lot of good people in Appalachia who just don't understand the broader picture because their culture has been isolated so long and they're so dependent on the coal mines to keep food on the table. Until real jobs start showing up in these areas that won't change, and as long as Republicans have power they'll keep real jobs out of these areas. Do you see the problem?
Great comment. And pinned. Thank you.
"Do you see the problem"? I would argue every blue state's large cities and every blue city even in red states have issues with poverty, lack of jobs, substandard housing, and lack of opportunity for broad segments of their poorer and less-educated populations. There are both red and blue areas that are affluent and prosperous, and red and blue areas that aren't. Reality is, neither poltical party in the US has the interests of most of our citizens at heart, and democrats are just as beholden to lobbyists and big money as republicans are. No one in either party at a national level can get elected without strong campaign funding that few candidates are able to raise on their own, and without help from big money interests. The system is rigged on both sides to perpetuate the status quo. Stop pretending that poverty, drugs, joblessness, and despair just plague areas where people vote for republicans. Somehow I doubt if this were a documentary on a black neighborhood in inner city Chicago (or virtually ANY large US city, for that matter), with many of the same social issues, the same lack of education and ignorance, as well as the same lack of industry and well-paying jobs, that people would be making the same types of condescending, insulting and disparaging remarks about the people there. Only difference is, they all vote blue, but none of that seems to solve their problems.
@@ENDEVRDocs It’s a myopic, partisan comment. It’s is not great.
@MrStv1163 one problem with your argument, local governments don't make laws.
Metallurgical coal is here to stay, however that mine pictured looked inefficient and certainly the workplace health and safety standards were "third world " along with the environmental standards of the open cut (blast) mining.
The family way is perfect ...🙏🙏🙏
God bless brother
Please keep safe hard working people! You are admired!
😮💨😮💨😮💨
You could be more, you are capable of more. Dont let them take advantage of your hopelessness.
This comment stopped me. So well put and made me really think about what the people are there are feeling.
Thank you so much for this documentary!!!❤ Coalminers really have an extremely tough job!! Bless their heart. I had no idea that it was so tough.
P.S. Smiles!!! Nobody could pay me enough money to go to that church ⛪️!! No Way!!! Totally insane!💯WOW!!
What’s sad is DT didn’t do a thing for these guys. My family’s been here for generations
I'm normally not a claustrophobic type, but THIS freaks me out
When the dude stands on the snake? What the heck is that?
The whole church ceremony was beyond crazy.
Generational dumbassery.
Made me very sad and angry to see that.
That hydrologic jack/drill arm you see them putting the braces up on the ceiling of the coal mines, my grandfather invented the first one and patented it and then sold the patent to his company for $300 to buy my grandmother a ring to marry her, and move in together.
the mountains of west virginia really looks quite nice
Love the Appalachians checking in from smky mtns of NC God Bless all
Minute 17:15 - he workerd 40 years in the coal mine and is taking an early retirement. Dude looks like he is eligible for FULL retirement. I respect what these men do to support their family. Coal mining looks like modern indentured servitude.
Senator Manchin gets rich off of his own people's suffering & death!
Those are some not too smart hillbillies thinking that handling a poisonous snake will save them. Why die before your time ??
How do all ya all do this. Just watching I'm sick ,thinking about being 2 miles into a mountain. God bless all of ya.
OMG it breaks my Heart 😢
Both my grandfathers worked in the mines here in Ontario after WW2, one gold, the other uranium. They got out when they had a chance. It was a job, money to start and support a family, but not a good life. The community life depicted here used to exist in the small farming communities before modernisation happened and farms got big and the land was bought up by developers. It is all gone now mostly, neighbours too busy to help a neighbour out. I count myself blessed to live where I do with good neighbours who know what community means.
It is too bad the soil wasn't more fertile in West Virginia, farming would provide a healthier way of life, if not a richer life.
Its hard to farm the sides of mountains. It’s not the quality of dirt that’s the problem.
what an interesting bunch
Nothing but respect ❤
My grandfather was a coal miner in southeastern Ohio, Portsmouth area, and he died of black lung. That back in 1914. I am the youngest so my parents were in their 40’s when I was born.
Documentaries like this are so common. Problems never stop. Corporations keep doing business and life goes on. Incredibly sad
"If this is really about jobs, why don't we just turn the dozers around and fix what we've tore up? That's another hundred years worth of employment. It's not about jobs, it's about profit."
This. Corporate greed really is destroying us. ☹️😢
Maria Gunnoe is an absolute legend. She should be running the country, she knows what's up! 🙌🏻
Ashotofmercury, I agree with your assessment completely and America has been eroded itself for the last 100 years and this is our outcome.
If you're worried about corporate greed stop buying
I will NEVER complain About my $18 HR job Cutting and Gluing Vinyl Signs for Billboards Again.
That's a solemn thought.
Living in the NC mountains, its not quite the same as WV but I see lots of parallels in isolated communities around me. The people are just the nicest you'll ever meet even though they are among the poorest in the nation. Industry is limited to small manufacturing, retail, and fast food. The area is just breathtaking to see, but to live here is another story.
Yes it really is beautiful here in Western NC. I truly love living here. It is hard to live on the money I make at the manufacturing plant I work at.
That's right. It's beautiful to look at but you can't eat scenery.
@@michellehitt1976 NC is one of the most beautiful states in the country.
WV is such a beautiful state.
These are good people, and I'd welcome any of them to be my neighbor, and proud to have them as a friend.
OMG the snakes and the poison. 😱
I wonder how many voted for the man who promised to save coal.
Like the other man is any better.
Different wings of, the "same bird"
People need to stop waiting for empty promises to come true from those "in power" and realize, we the people need to all come together and do what they fear the most...
Unite together and fight for our God given rights.
100%
Mining, is one of the most dangerous trades in the world
I wish I could play the guitar and sit outside and sing. I love that.
Watching this really made me realize how blessed I am. This guy is busting his back for $60k a year. God bless these folks.
With overtime at 60 hours a week underground for less than $20 an hour. It’s criminal of the coal companies.
@@sharonschulze-wahrmund4212 I agree.
Same here. I’m a firefighter/paramedic and after watching this I feel like my job is easy, wow these guys have it rough.
Look at what the industrial insurance did for miners who got hurt on the job. Load them up with pain killers, then take away their pain killers and many resorted to illegal drugs. Everyone got rich except the hurt miners. Why should they matter? Because they are our fellow Americans. West Virginia home to great folk and bluegrass music. Very religious folks. Very rich in history. Just poor in terms of money.
I went to southwestern WV on vacation every year from 2005-2019. Covid and family responsibilities are the only reason I haven’t been back. I’m hoping that maybe I can go this year, 2023.
hope you can too 😀
The fauci fraud is now over
@@mr.ormrs.greene9737 okay. Dr. Fauci devoted his entire life to science, research and to helping and informing people. Enough with the fraud. Seriously. It's just stupid.
@@ENDEVRDocs it will be discovered that he was a fraud. Don't get triggered.
Why step on the snake?
the practice of handling poisonous snakes is only in the bible one place. its in Luke 15, verses 17-19. IT was addressed to the people of that time .not now, people need to stop that unless they want to die too.
Homie is asking to die like his daddy and his brother . Stepping on that snake like that just handling him all types of crazy 😂
Great documentary. When I was young in the 60's half of my friends were from coal country in Kentucky, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, because their families fled not wanting to work in the mines. They came north to work in the steel mills and auto industry. West Virginia is a beautiful place with horrible conditions. To allow these men to die from black lung, accidents, not to mention poisoning the air and water, is just so sad. How can this be in the richest country in the world? I have no solutions.
Those coal mines can be used to look for other minerals and go underground to reach other areas?
If youre waiting for the industry & Wall street to make amends…some of us know how thats going to turn out
I'm from Wv my grandpa is a coal miner and his dad passed away from black lungs a while ago. My family has lived here since they left Italy in 1917 escaping the war.
My grandpa price passed away because of black lung in mines in McCreary county
My grandpa price passed away because of black lung in McCreary county KY mines slowly shut down but still here die here
So beautifull what lovely folks
It's a damn shame that lustful greed of mankind has always & will always outweighed common respect for life & a right to LIVE, not just exist for someone else's gain.