Mimi Pickering, September 20, 2015
Title
Mimi Pickering, September 20, 2015
Subject
Appalshop, Inc.
Appalachians (People) in motion pictures
Coal mine accidents
Documentary films.
Floods--Kentucky
Motion pictures--Production and direction.
Appalachian Region--Social conditions
Coal mines and mining--Appalachian Region
Education--Appalachian Region
Description
In this interview, Mimi Pickering discusses her work at Appalshop during the 1970s and early 1980s. She describes the intersection of that work, union politics, and activism. She discusses the development of Appalshop as an organization and its eventual stability, characterizing the 1970s as the most critical decade for Appalshop's history.
Format
video
Identifier
2015oh411_appal008
Interviewer
Jeffrey A. Keith
Rayna Gellert
Interviewee
Mimi Pickering
OHMS Object
Interview Keyword
United Mine Workers of America
Coal mines and mining--Management
Political activists.
Harlan County USA (Motion picture)
Coal Miners' Strike, Harlan County, Ky., 1973
Files
Citation
“Mimi Pickering, September 20, 2015,” Exploring the Legacies of Appalshop Oral History Project, accessed March 31, 2023, https://nunncenter.net/legaciesofappalshop/items/show/8.