Appalachian Culture

Encore: What Is Appalachia? We Asked People From Around The Region. Here's What They Said.

Politically, Appalachia encompasses 423 counties across 13 states — and West Virginia’s the only state entirely inside the region. That leaves so much room for geographic and cultural variation, as well as many different views on what Appalachia really is. For Inside Appalachia, we turned our entire episode over to the question, “What is Appalachia?”

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'King Coal' Blends Documentary And Dream To Paint A Vivid Picture Of Appalachian Culture

Appalachian filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s new "King Coal" blends documentary and imaginative storytelling in a way that pulls viewers into a compelling portrait of Appalachia’s coal communities. 

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