Coming Together (and Apart): Schooling in 20th Cen
Online slide presentation by students at Western Carolina University.
Early Resistance to Formal Education in Appalachia
Essay on the reasons for skepticism about formal schooling in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Labor Strikes in the Coal Industry
Illustrated essay on coal mining labor history, primarily in Appalachia.
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.
The Depression, the New Deal and the World War II
General introduction, list of readings, and links.
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.