{"product_id":"black-appalachia-cicero-m-iii-fain-9781985903968","title":"Black Appalachia: Race, Place, and Identity","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eBlack Appalachia: Race, Place, and Identity\u003c\/i\u003e is the long-awaited successor to \u003ci\u003eBlacks in Appalachia\u003c\/i\u003e (1985), the first modern anthology to examine the socioeconomic, cultural, and political experiences of Black Appalachians. Edited by Cicero M. Fain III, Sheena Harris Hayes, Wilburn Hayden Jr., and William H. Turner, \u003ci\u003eBlack Appalachia\u003c\/i\u003e features more than twenty-five emerging and established scholars and creatives who challenge how we think about the region by finding new answers to persistent questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering topics such as migration, discrimination, the arts, and the links between memory and place, this book demonstrates that Appalachia's Black residents maintain a significant role in shaping the region. It documents a renaissance of ideas, music, poetry, photography, and food and uses innovative scholarship, perspectives, and fields of inquiry to acknowledge the challenges and complexities of the Black experience in Appalachia, both historically and within a contemporary framework that addresses new realities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eBlack Appalachia\u003c\/i\u003e expands on the still largely untold story of Black America, reframing legacy and history, highlighting marginalized communities, and celebrating their contributions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cicero M. III Fain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1985903962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781985903968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Cicero M. III Fain","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48801150664959,"sku":"9781985903968","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-appalachia-cicero-m-iii-fain-9781985903968","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}