Jim Branscome, Native Son, defends the culture, traditions and simple lifestyle of his mountain people
 

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James  Branscome 
              Hillsville, Virginia       

      graduate of Berea College, Berea, KY      
National Advisory Board of Institute of  Rural Journalism and Community Issues Institute, University of Kentucky                   
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the case for appalachian studies TVA's Kingston coal-fired steam plant near Knoxville. It burns a lot of Appalachian coal

"Annihilating the Hillbilly:
Appalachia's Struggle
with
America's Institutions"


The Case for
Appalachian
Studies


The Federal
Government   in
Appalachia

The TVA:
Killing the Dream in Appalachia
"The Mt. Eagle
Collection"

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