Voices from the Mountains by Guy Carawan
A mosaic of photographs, words and songs which tells the turbulent story of the Appalachian South in the 20th century. Focusing on the abuses of the coal industry and the grassroots struggle against mine owners that began in the 1960s, the authors have gathered quotations from a variety of sources.
GUY CARAWAN (1927–2015) was an educator, writer, musician, and collector who dedicated himself to preserving the culture of the South and fighting for the civil rights of its common people. He and his spouse, Candie Carawan, had a decades-long association with the Highlander Research and Education Center in New Market, Tennessee. The Carawans served as consultants to the public television productions of "Eyes on the Prize" and "History of the Song 'We Shall Overcome.'" Their books include Ain't You Got a Right to the Tree of Life? (Georgia), We Shall Overcome, and Freedom Is a Constant Struggle. CANDIE CARAWAN, with her husband Guy Carawan, compiled We Shall Overcome: Songs of the Southern Freedom Movement and contributed to Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: An Anthology of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement. They have been associated with the Highlander Research and Education Center for more than forty years. Throughout the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's, the Carawans organized cultural workshops at Highlander and in the field, focused on civil rights, citizenship education in the Sea Islands, and coalfield and environmental organizing in Appalachia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780820318820 |
| ISBN 10 | 0820318825 |
| Title | Voices from the Mountains |
| Author | Guy Carawan |
| Series | Brown Thrasher Books |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Georgia Press |
| Year published | 1996-11-30 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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