This film documents the activism for racial equality in Zanesville, Ohio, following the murder of George Floyd. Like many small, rural towns in Ohio, the size of protests and vigils was unprecedented in recent times, and began conversations about systemic iniquities. As was the case in other small towns, organizers […]
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David Mitzel believes people have stereotypes about Appalachia– about Appalachian attitudes, Appalachia culture, and even Appalachian art. Mitzel organizes the annual Zanesville, Ohio, exhibit “Foot by Foot,” which celebrates art depicting Appalachian Ohio communities. “These [sterotypes] are all wrong,” Mitzel said. “It’s a much broader and deeper type of response […]
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