Tag: Culture

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. One of the oldest and most enduring myths about the Appalachian Mountains is that they are now and always have been overwhelmingly populated by white Scots-Irish. Dr. William H. Turner has written a […]

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How a Common Phrase Became a Life Lesson: A Young Appalachian on ‘Getting Above Your Raising’

It took moving out of Appalachia to truly appreciate the richness of the culture I was raised in.  I moved from my hometown of Pikeville, Kentucky, to attend the University of Louisville and study Political Science in 2018. I didn’t know then that other people weren’t privy to the same […]

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‘An Ordinary Age’: A Q&A with Author Rainesford Stauffer on New Book and Young Adulthood

For today’s young people, many of the large milestones society considers signs of a healthy adulthood are happening later, including moving out of their parents’ homes, marrying, having kids and leaving college.  In “An Ordinary Age: Finding Your Way in a World That Expects Exceptional,” Appalachian author Rainesford Stauffer suggests […]

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