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Studies Building across Lake Eden, Black Mountain College campus
November 4, 2014 Colleges & Universities / North Carolina / Writers

Book Excerpt: ‘Black Mountain College’

Black Mountain College, founded 1933 by John Andrew Rice & Theodore Dreier, aimed at a liberal arts education that developed the whole student.

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November 3, 2014 Black Appalachia / Documentary Films / South Carolina

New Documentary Film: The Jane Edna Harris Hunter Story

New movie celebrates the life, work, & legacy of SC native Jane Edna Harris Hunter, founder of the Phillis Wheatley Association in Cleveland.

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October 29, 2014 Alabama / Museums / WWII

‘I Remember’ at Gadsden Museum of Art

A tribute to Etowah County, AL veterans & their families. The museum partnered with Gadsden Public Library to record interviews of veterans.

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October 24, 2014 Appalachian architecture / Virginia

Blacksburg, VA’s Alexander Black House is Newly Restored as Cultural Center

A historic structure was sold for the construction of a new parking garage & retail center (Kent Square). The Town stepped in to save it.

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October 17, 2014 Appalachia in the media / Theatres

The Strange Journey of Bringing Lillian Smith’s ‘Strange Fruit’ Back to Life

Riding the excitement over the largest selling book by a woman to date, Broadway came calling; she quickly adapted the novel to a play.

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  • 1930s Ford truck untended in a garage / Library of Congress The Historic Role and Contemporary Allure of Vintage Appalachian Farm Trucks
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