Black Diamonds: Mountaintop Removal & the Fight for Coalfield Justice (2006)

2006-09-191h 12m

"Black Diamonds: Mountaintop Removal and the Fight for Coalfield Justice" is an award-winning feature documentary exploring radical community resistance to the explosive rise of mountaintop removal coal mines in Appalachian states.

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