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African American miners and migrants : the Eastern Kentucky Social Club / Thomas E. Wagner and Phillip J. Obermiller ; afterword by William H. Turner

"Coming up the rough side of the mountain" : African-Americans and coal camps in Appalachia -- "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair" : African-Americans in coal ...
The New York Times

Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump

President Trump has been a cheerleader for coal miners. But these miners say his administration is failing to enforce limits on a lethal workplace hazard. Gary Hairston, 71, is a retired coal miner ...
Louisville Public Media on MSN

As Trump pushed mines to increase production, protections for black lung victims stalled

From federal rulemakers all the way down to Kentucky lawmakers, 2025 was full of regulatory wins for mining companies.
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Black days, black dust : the memories of an African American coal miner / Robert Armstead ; as told to S.L. Gardner

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In These Times

A West Virginia Coal Miner Just Saved NIOSH’s Black Lung Program

In a rare occasion of good news for the nation’s coal miners, a decision this week in a lawsuit brought by one of their own will reverse at least some of the damage done when the Trump administration ...