A series of documentaries depicting the increasing importance of the South in the economic development of the United States. Narrated by Walt Whitaker, written and produced by Leroy Bannerman, with Dr. Walter B. Jones as senior consultant.An online collection of early educational public radio content from the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB).
Recordings made three-quarters of a mile below the surface relate a story of grime and sweat and courage -- the paradox where progress meant the downfall of the Southern coal industry.