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Encore: Raymond Thompson, Jr. And Agape Rugs, Inside Appalachia

This week on Inside Appalachia, in the 1930s, hundreds of mostly Black workers died digging the Hawk’s Nest Tunnel. A photographer brings their stories to life. Also, when Jerry Machen began making art from old carpets in Tennessee, his wife Linda wasn’t impressed. And, a new exhibit shares the cultures of Indigenous people who call Appalachia home.

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November 27, 1848: African-American Educator William H. Davis Born

African-American educator William H. Davis was born in Columbus, Ohio, on November 27, 1848. As a young man of 15, he enlisted in the Union Army and…

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Us & Them: The Black Talk

How old were you when you first learned that police may think of you as a threat?You’ve never been told that?Chances are you’re not African American. In…

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W.Va. National Guard Names First African-American General

For the first time, an African-American now holds the title of general in the West Virginia National Guard. The Guard hosted a ceremony to mark the…

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