Stories, quotes and anecdotes from Appalachia. 1880s-1950s era.

Category: Black Appalachia

Fonta Flora: Blue Ridge Atlantis

By 1913, word of the impending dam & displacements had spread. With progress encroaching, they uprooted their lives & moved from Fonta Flora.

It was illegal to enslave Native Americans in colonial VA. Rachel Findlay knew that, sued, & won her freedom. But then her life took a turn.

Naw, dey didn’ pay me nothin’ fer gittin’ my legs cut off. Dey aint never give me one cent. Dey give me some artificial legs.

Langren Hotel was one of the largest in Asheville in the 20’s, catering mostly to businessmen. A good room cost $1.50 a night.

Some of America’s most famous entertainers of the 1930s, because they were African-Americans, were barred from staying in Cumberland’s hotels.

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