100 Days in Appalachia | Appalachia Matters
WEBIn Appalachia’s Battleground States, Election Officials Worry About Cyber Security, Physical Threats and Misinformation. “Everything is a concern” when it comes to election security, according to the elections director in North Carolina. Appalachia Was a Spiritual Center of Election Denial in 2020.
Great, Great Granddaughter of 'Devil Anse' Hatfield Carrying on …
WEBNov 8, 2019 · His mother-in-law is Nancy Justus, the great, great-granddaughter of “Devil Anse”. Nancy’s father worked in the coal mines. But the boom and bust cycle meant he was often out of work. “Everybody was poor. We didn’t know no better,” Nancy explained. “He had a tough life. Coal mining’s hard. It’s a hard life. We would have ...
Documentary ‘hillbilly’ Is Now Challenging Stereotypes for a …
WEBDec 3, 2019 · The widespread fanfare and critical acclaim that has followed has been astounding.In October, after a long tour on the film festival circuit, Hulu acquired hillbilly, bringing it to a mainstream, national audience. Hart Fowler spoke with York and Rubin after the Hulu acquisition, about the two years since the release.
Embracing Melungeon Roots and Culture in ‘Beyond the Sunset’
WEBFeb 10, 2020 · Melungeons are considered a tri-racial isolate, meaning they are a combination of traits from multiple ethnic backgrounds, thus, creating their own unique culture. Today we know the Melungeon are African, white European and Native American. In the 1800s and into the mid-1900s, they claimed to …
Music Comes Naturally To Son Of Hammons Legends - 100 Days …
WEBMay 20, 2020 · The Hammons Family of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, are known around the world for their distinctive old-time music that reflects the early Appalachian frontier of West Virginia. Nine members of the Hammons clan, Edden, Pete, Maggie, Sherman, Burl, Lee, Currence, Mintie and Dona, will be inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame.
Like a Good Unsolved Mystery? This West Virginian Is Bringing the ...
WEBOct 29, 2020 · “There’s a lot that makes West Virginia and the surrounding areas mysterious,” Sean McCracken tells me in between puffs on his pipe. “The mountains themselves are mysterious, because, half the time, you never know what’s around the next corner.” McCracken, a West Virginia native, knows the region’s mysteries better than […]
Rice in Appalachia? Meet the Farmers Growing Traditional Laotian …
WEBNov 23, 2020 · The Lees, Hmong immigrants born in Laos just before the end of the Vietnam War, own Lee’s One Fortune Farm. Officially headquartered in Marion, North Carolina, about 40 minutes east of Asheville, the farm operates under something like a cooperative system. The Lees grow their rice, and different varieties of …
These Photos Will Change the Way You Think About Race in Coal …
WEBDec 9, 2019 · The myth that Appalachia is uniformly White lingers, but communities of “Affrilachians” were documented in the 1930s. This article was originally published by YES! Magazine in March 2018. Black folks have a gift for complicating the stories that Americans like to tell about themselves. Our presence, for instance, makes it […]
The Poultry Plant That’s Changed the Face of This Appalachian Town
WEBPilgrim’s is a supplier to giant companies including KFC, Sysco and Popeye’s. To meet demand, the plant kills an average of 450,000 chickens per day over the course of two shifts. That totals up to 2.2 million birds per week, according to a factsheet provided by the company. It’s a system in endless demand of workers.
A 40-Year-Old Federal Law Literally Changed the Appalachian …
WEBAug 3, 2017 · Forty years ago, President Jimmy Carter signed a law that literally changed the face of Appalachia. The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) was intended to replace a state-to-state patchwork of rules for strip-mining with a uniform federal standard. Four decades later, however, environmentalists say the law has fallen far ...
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