Browsing Tag
Culture
292 posts
Appalachia is a vast region, filled with diverse people who draw their cultural expressions from their family histories, their community environments and the land on which they live, influenced but not defined by the region as a whole. Here, we explore the unique traditions and cultural implications present throughout the Appalachian region, in topics including food, music, art, language and more.
As COVID-19 Challenged Almost Every Industry, Appalachian Cottage Producers Found Ways to Thrive
When Charles and Vicky Grubb purchased their historic Point Pleasant, West Virginia, home in 2004, they never could’ve…
Alabama Poet Laureate Ashley Jones is Youngest, First Black Poet Named to Post
Ashley M. Jones is attempting to change the way the Alabama literary scene is perceived from the inside…
Commentary: Appalachia Can Prove Company Towns Don’t ‘Lift the Working Class’
As an Appalachian who is painfully aware of our history, I found it took some nerve for Conor…
Remembering the Stories of Those Who Gave Their Lives at Blair Mountain
William Greer died on August 28, 1921. He had been a coal miner living at the Stone Mountain…
‘There Was A Code of Silence’: Re-Release of Oral Histories as Book Marks Centennial of Pivotal Battle of Blair Mountain
Fifty years ago, Anne Lawrence found herself travelling from her college classrooms on the campus of Swarthmore College…
Commentary: What My Mamaw Has Taught Me about Women’s Labor and the Appalachian Matriarchy
The Appalachian woman archetype is rough, hardened and traditional. Men are the head of the household; women mind…