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Coming Together (and Apart): Schooling in 20th Century Southern Appalachia Online slide presentation by students at Western Carolina University. The Depression, the New Deal and the World War II Era in Appalachia General introduction, list of readings, and links. The Era of the Mine Wars Introduction to the topic of historical labor uprisings in the Appalachian coalfields, with a reading list for additional information. Early Resistance to Formal Education in Appalachia Essay on the reasons for skepticism about formal schooling in the late 19th and early 20th century. Labor Strikes in the Coal Industry Illustrated essay on coal mining labor history, primarily in Appalachia. Settlement Schools of Appalachia Background information from a Kentucky Educational Television production about settlement schools in Appalachia, particularly Eastern Kentucky, from their modest beginnings in the early 1900s up to the present. |
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