These types of things need to be kept alive. That's so we all understand and realize what happened. |
We have an anthology of articles written by a team of authors. |
What we have created … is a major resource for our community for years to come. It's a work that will be read 100 years from now. We've given a voice to people largely ignored in previous books – African-Americans, Hispanics, women and other ethnic groups. |
When I first envisioned this book back in 2002, I had no idea it would become the massive project it has become. It has been so long since local residents had the chance to participate by sending in family histories. |
You have to realize that at that time, the Cherry mine was considered to be the safe mine. Yet, it wasn't safe enough. |