Betty Anderson was born in Scott County, Tenn. on March 26, 1936. In the 1970s, she became involved with Save Our Cumberland Mountains (SOCM), a social justice organization that addressed strip-mining and other community issues in Tennessee and Kentucky. She became a leader in the organization and eventually served as its president.
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Interview with Betty Anderson by Jessie Wilkerson, August 15 2009, Southern Oral History Program, UNC Chapel Hill
Betty Anderson was born in Scott County, Tenn. on March 26, 1936. In the 1970s, she became involved with Save Our Cumberland Mountains, a social justice organization that addressed strip-mining and other community issues in Tennessee and Kentucky. She became… Continued
Betty Anderson’s introduction to SOCM
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“It pleases me to see community people getting together and then deciding for themselves what they want”
Betty Anderson shares what it was like working with Save Our Cumberland Mountains (SOCM) and Bill Dow. She also discusses the indispensable importance of community organizations. Continued
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