Interview with Mimi Pickering, August 17, 2015
Project: Exploring the Legacies of Appalshop Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Mimi Pickering discusses her upbringing in the Bay Area of California, explaining her political awareness in the context of the 1960s. She describes her education at Antioch College, and how that led her to Appalachia where she became involved in labor politics and the black lung crisis. She also talks about her earliest efforts as a film editor and filmmaker.Interview Accession
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Appalachian Region--Social conditions Appalachians (People) in motion pictures Appalshop, Inc. Coal mines and mining--Appalachian Region Letcher County (Ky.) Mass media and technology. Motion pictures--Production and direction. Politics and government Rural schools--Appalachian Region Documentary filmsInterview Rights
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Pickering, Mimi Interview by Jeffrey A. Keith. 17 Aug. 2015. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Pickering, M. (2015, August 17). Interview by J. A. Keith. Exploring the Legacies of Appalshop Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Pickering, Mimi, interview by Jeffrey A. Keith. August 17, 2015, Exploring the Legacies of Appalshop Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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