Eastern Kentucky Social Club Reunion

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Date of Production
1983
Duration
Run time: 0:33:30
Creators
Headwaters (is producer)
Turner, William (is producer)
Contributors
Armstrong, Howard (is musician)
Bogan, Ted (is musician)
Gilmore, Earl (is musician)
Childers, Mary Ann (is musician)
Description
Documentation of a 1981 annual gathering of African-Americans who trace their families to the Appalachian region and coal mining communities. Includes a brief history of blacks in the mountains and community life in the coal camps. The gathering takes place in Cleveland, OH. Produced by Appalshop with Dr. Bill Turner of the Appalachian Center at the University of Kentucky. Final five minutes is a preview of upcoming Headwaters programs presented by producer Jeff Kiser.
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