Für die meisten Amerikaner ist das abgeschiedene West Virginia "Hillbilly Country", das Land der Hinterwäldler aus den wilden Appalachen. Rot und orangefarben schillern die Berge im Herbst. Doch unter der Idylle verbirgt sich die Hölle: ein Labyrinth aus niedrigen dunklen Stollen, in denen die Bergarbeiter auf Händen und Knien kriechen. Hüttenkohle, das schwarze Gold West Virginias, hatte einst den Aufstieg der USA befeuert. Heute ist der kleine Bergstaat das Armenhaus Amerikas. Und neuerdings auch Trump-Land, seit der Präsident versprochen hat, das alte schwarze Herz der USA wieder zum Schlagen zu bringen.
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