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Saving A Black Coal Camp And Affrilachian Poets, Inside Appalachia

Saving A Black Coal Camp And Affrilachian Poets, Inside Appalachia

Season 22 Published 11 months ago
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This week, a West Virginia man is reviving an historic Black coal camp through farming.

Also, the legacy of Affrilachian poet Norman Jordan includes a summer camp for teens to study their heritage.

And, the Reverend George Mills Dickerson of Tazewell, Virginia, was born in the years after slavery ended. He’s remembered on Juneteenth through his poetry.

You'll hear these stories and more this week, Inside Appalachia.



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