In the early 1930's hundreds of men, a large number of them black, and almost all of them poor, died of silicosis building the Hawks Nest Tunnel. It's no secret in West Virginia, but it's not well-known outside the state. Now a documentary film maker, Mari-Lynn Evans, is trying to change that, as reported in the Register-Herald. I heard her talk to the Vandalia Rotary Club and showed bits and pieces of the documentary, which is still being finished. It looks like it will be a very compelling film.
Here's an article from the WV Encyclopedia about the Hawks Nest tunnel and its aftermath.
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