Appalachian Mountain Dreams

Black Mountain Story Part 1

Black Mountain was produced by Appalshop’s Community Media Initiative in 1998 in response to a group of Harlan Co. Kentucky residents who were organizing against a mountaintop removal permit for the tallest mountain in the state. The video was screened across the state in homes, churches, and college campuses. Produced by Greg Howard, Tom Hansell, and Nick Szuberla. For more

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Reclaiming Futures Kentucky Part 1

This is the local video describing Reclaiming Futures in the Mountains of Kentucky, one of 10 grantee sites of Reclaiming Futures, a national initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Reclaiming Futures in the Mountains of Kentucky is affiliated with Kentucky River Community Care and is a new approach to helping teenagers caught in the cycle of drugs, alcohol and

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