Black in Appalachia details the history of the establishment of coal camps & towns in the Eastern Kentucky coal fields & the in migration of African American laborers to the Mountain. With interviews from current & former residents of the region & scholars Philip J, Obermiller, Tom Wagner & Karida Brown, we follow the stories of these Black families through day-to-day life, out migration & the founding of the Eastern Kentucky Social Club. Founded in 1969, the EKSC is perhaps one of the longest standing African American organizations dedicated to solely social purposes. See: https://www.blackinappalachia.org/eksc

Matt O'Neal, PHD Student at the University of Georgia tells the tale of how Corbin, Kentucky became a sundown town on October 30, 1919 with the forcible expulsion of the entire Black population. During the 100 years that followed, the city became synonymous with being an unwelcoming and hostile place for African Americans. For more information see: https://sunupcorbin.com

The American Songster, Dom Flemons is joined by Rene Rodgers of the Birthplace of Country Music Museum and Lonnie Salyer, president of the Appalachian Cultural Music Association to discuss the life, times and impact of Lesley Riddle on what would eventually be called Country Music.

The American Songster, Dom Flemons, Rene Rodgers del Birthplace of Country Music Museum y Lonnie Salyer, presidente de la Appalachian Cultural Music Association comentan sobre la época y el impacto de Lesley Riddle en lo que más tarde se llamaría música country. *Traducción de Renata Oliveira Rufino y Jazmín Demarchi Oliveira Para más información, ver: https://theamericansongster.com/ https://traditionalvoicesgroup.com/riddlefest/ https://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/ http://mountainmusicmuseum.org/ https://www.facebook.com/appalachianculturalmusic/

KNOXVILLE'S RED SUMMER: THE RIOT OF 1919 chronicles the unrest that occurred in Knoxville following the murder of Bertie Lindsey and the attempted lynching of the accused, Maurice Mays. Knoxville's Red Summer includes rediscovered news reel footage of the city, post-riot from 1919. This film was made possible through the materials, audio, and partnerships of: The Beck Cultural Exchange Center The McClung Collection The Tennessee Archives of Moving Images and Sound The Smithsonian Folkways Recordings The Sherman Grinberg Film Library

Black in Appalachia & East Tennessee PBS present a short biography of the Knoxville-born artist Beauford Delaney.

Un corto documental sobre el hijo de un predicador nacido en Knoxville que se convertiría en uno de los expresionistas abstractos más influyentes del mundo. *Traducción de Renata Oliveira Rufino y Jazmín Demarchi Oliveira Para más información, ver: https://thedelaneyproject.org https://knoxart.org/exhibitions/beauford-delaney-and-james-baldwin-through-the-unusual-door https://www.blackinappalachia.org/knoxville

The Swift Story explores the history of the late-HBCU Swift Memorial Institute, once located in Rogersville, Tennessee. In 1883, the first African-American graduate of Tennessee’s Maryville College, Rev. William H. Franklin, established an institution of higher learning for newly emancipated Blacks in the region. Swift Memorial Institute in Rogersville, Tennessee became a beacon of higher education in the Mountain South for African Americans, demonstrating, not only the power of education but the importance of doing what’s right, regardless current ideas.