Directory > Regional > North America > United States > Regions > Appalachia > Society and Culture > History Settlement Schools of Appalachia Background information from a Kentucky Educational Television production about settlement schools in Appalachia, particularly Eastern Kentucky, from their modest beginnings in the early 1900s up to the present. http://www.ket.org/settlement/ Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Labor Strikes in the Coal Industry Illustrated essay on coal mining labor history, primarily in Appalachia. http://athena.english.vt.edu/%7Eappalach/stupages/strikes.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Early Resistance to Formal Education in Appalachia Essay on the reasons for skepticism about formal schooling in the late 19th and early 20th century. http://athena.english.vt.edu/%7Eappalach/essaysA/educate.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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The Era of the Mine Wars Introduction to the topic of historical labor uprisings in the Appalachian coalfields, with a reading list for additional information. http://www.uky.edu/RGS/AppalCenter/unit12.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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The Depression, the New Deal and the World War II Era in Appalachia General introduction, list of readings, and links. http://www.uky.edu/RGS/AppalCenter/unit14.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Coming Together (and Apart): Schooling in 20th Century Southern Appalachia Online slide presentation by students at Western Carolina University. http://ack.wcu.edu/~leftwich/appalachian/index.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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