Other Top Stories From Issue 6: December 2011/January 2012
Old Folktales Die Hard
By Brian Sewell “Murdered in May of 1865,” a white gravestone on the banks of the Yadkin…
Bees Share the True Cost of Coal
By Brian Sewell Outside of Appalachia, artists who acknowledge their connection to coal have adopted the issue…
Putting the Human Perspective into Mountaintop Removal
By Brian Sewell For every movement, there is a message. This message can take many forms, but…
Talking Tradition
By Molly Moore According to Gary Carden, the Scot-Irish people of Appalachia don’t communicate in dialogue. They…
Appalachian Documentaries
By Theresa L. Burris Residents of Appalachia have encountered prejudice through all types of media, some based…
Grassroots Filmmaking in Appalachia
By Tom Hansell Amazing documentaries come from the Appalachian region. From the Academy Award-winning Harlan County, U.S.A….