His work with the Student Health Coalition and subsequent dedication to accessible primary healthcare aside, Art Van Zee expands on his activism with other social causes of the time–namely, the anti-war movement. Recorded March 17th, 2013. Full footage of Art Van Zee’s interview.
Betty Anderson shares how she first became involved with Save Our Cumberland Mountains (SOCM) and the Student Health Coalition. Included in her account is a story about how she and others responded to opposition of the rural health clinics in Petros, Norma, and Stoney Fork, Tenn.
Charles “Boomer” Winfrey delineates the historical account of Coal Creek, Tennessee’s Coal Creek War (the battle atop Militia Hill at Fort Anderson) to Maureen O’Connell, Tom John, and Biff Hollingsworth. He explains the conflict’s origins within a larger context of complex coal mining history in the region and discusses its profound impact on the convict …
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Ron Carson shares about the origins of the building now home to the African American Cultural Center (formerly a Rosenwald School) in Pennington Gap, Virginia. His great-great-grandmother, Rachel Scott, owned the land upon which it was built–along with a significant amount of additional acreage in the area. Full footage of Ron Carson’s tour of …
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An interview with Kate Bradley about how she received the money to build a health clinic in Petros, Tenn.
