James Branscome
3 posts
Review: Book Details Overlooked Black Experience in Appalachian Coal Camps
William Turner’s “Harlan Renaissance” shows how Black Appalachians built sustaining communities in the midst of racism and discrimination.…
Review: An Anthology of Appalachian Literature Walks on New Ground
A collection of essays, excerpts, songs and poems covers centuries of reflection on the Southern mountains. A native…
New Book On Appalachia Gives J.D. Vance His ‘Reckoning’
A collection of essays by scholars and activists attempts to reshape our understanding of the southern mountains. Before…