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.…
June 23, 2021
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…
September 4, 2020
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…
March 7, 2019