"Monongah Remembered provides an intricate look at the nation's worst coal mine disaster, weaving together the historical realities of early
20th century mining, a community devastated by the human destruction, and the ordeal of immigrant miner families. "

Paul H. Rakes, Ph.D. Historian, WVU

Monongah to remember mine disaster

November 29, 2007

George Hohmann reports on centennial commemoration events in the Charleston Daily Mail.

...On Dec. 6, West Virginia Public Broadcasting will televise "The Darkest Month: December 1907," at 10 p.m. and "The Monongah Heroine" at 10:30 p.m.

"The Darkest Month" examines the impact of mining and its role in developing the unique relationship that still exists between Italy and West Virginia. Peter Argentine of Argentine Productions, Pittsburgh, Pa., produced the documentary.

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