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Black Appalachia
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In SE Ohio, Community Reflects on Black History Preservation, Its Importance to Democracy
Driving on Route 329, near Athens in the spring is a welcome respite after another long COVID winter.…
A Historian’s Work to Tell the Largely Forgotten Stories of Frederick Douglass and Central Appalachia
Frederick Douglass is well known in history as a formerly enslaved person who became a prominent writer, activist…
Black Appalachian Coalition Aims to Shift Narrative on Energy, Other Issues
Appalachia’s people of color have borne greater social and economic burdens, on average, than their White counterparts, but their…
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.…
How Black Poets and Writers Gave a Voice to ‘Affrilachia’
Appalachia, in the popular imagination, stubbornly remains poor and white. Open a dictionary and you’ll see Appalachian described…
Commentary: Racial Disparities of COVID-19 Shed Light on the Disparities in West Virginia Journalism
In recent weeks, I’ve watched West Virginia make national headlines and receive praise for its seemingly efficient rollout…