Florence Reece segment from Harlan County, USA

Florence Reece gives a short speech to United Mine Workers rank-and-file and sings her now-famous labor song "Which Side Are You On?", which she penned in 1931. From Barbara Kopple's documentary Harlan County, USA.

[@debbieforrest5772]

My husband worked 40 yrs underground, retired UMWA miner. And now has black lung. He is a PROUD UNION MAN

[@MLPGamer44]

When granny starts singing I start crying 😭

[@neotatsel7755]

Yeah, if your eyes are dry by the time she’s done somethings wrong with you

[@hotcherrypodcasts6695]

This brought tears to my eyes, such a jewel of a woman she was.

[@IslandersLikeMe]

Happy Labor Day ✊

[@kylecraven1916]

Jesus Christ it’s hard to imagine a time when present day RUBY RED Appalachia used to bleed blue.

[@traviskarnes6825]

Trump is the most pro-Union Prez in the last 100 years anti EU anti -Red China and anti free trade. UMW John Lewis would have backed him easily

[@felixcain9612]

I preach this EXACT sentiment regularly. Redneck don't fucking mean bootstrap country boy. Those mfers ancestors are rolling in their god damned graves.

[@t00bgazer]

If appalachia was completely blue today we would still have genocide in gaza, border walls being built, increased police funding, arming of ethnonationalists, and increased oil drilling. For the love of god read some marx or bookchin.

[@laurentozzi3644]

That is always the question!!

[@TrillaDilla410]

My Uncle's father fought for Union rights! God love Granny. I'm a man from Bell County Kentucky, right outside of Harlan County. She was right in the 30s the U.S. Army attacked the folks from Kentucky in airplane and Gatlin Guns. That's history, look it up.

[@bert29]

inspirational

[@yvesdelforge3954]

Certaines voix portent loin

[@Bam31415]

Hero!

[@russ4024]

B A S E D

[@TheBurr53]

Could I use this clip for her classic song in an educational film about music in coal labor struggles at Ohio U

[@janetplace5536]

You can use 30 seconds for free. You would have to pay royalties if longer.

[@TheBurr53]

I used less than :30... thanks!

[@JasonRyanWilson]

@@TheBurr53 I'm kin to Florence Reece. Just give grandma credit.

[@gavinlgaming7418]

bro right now I'm writing about the song for my english presentation, bro i don't think i'm gonna pass it LMAOOO

[@kylewhite9077]

​@gavinlgaming7418 did you pass?

[@Rat-Baby]

Hero o7