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Format: Hardback
Pages: 200
ISBN: 9781985900929
Pub Date: 08 Oct 2024
Imprint: University Press of Kentucky
Series: Appalachian Futures: Black, Native, and Queer Voices
Illustrations: 1 map, 11 b&w illustrations, 112 color illustrations
Description:
"Affrilachia," a term first coined in 1991 by Kentucky poet Frank X Walker, refers to the cultural contributions of African Americans who live in Appalachia, a largely mountainous region stretching over thirteen states from Mississippi to New York. Although Black Americans have greatly influenced the popular culture landscape in this region, their stories, trials, and triumphs are often undocumented because Appalachia is perceived as wholly white.In this stunning visual history, photographer and curator Chris Aluka Berry gives voice to the broad spectrum of African Americans who have lived in the Appalachian region over the centuries.