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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/
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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