Interview with Richard Drake, July 23, 2014
Project: Appalachia: Appalachian Studies Oral History Project
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Dr. Richard Drake, a long-time professor at Berea College, discusses his early experiences teaching Appalachian history and participating in the early Appalachian Studies conferences. He highlights ideological conflict within the movement in the early years and discusses people and organizations he found influential.Interview Accession
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Appalachian history Appalachian Land Study Appalachian State Appalachian Studies Association Bill Best Council of the Southern Mountains Cratis Williams Cratis Williams Symposium Doane College, NE Fontana Village From Slavery to Freedom Gordon McKinney Helen Lewis Horace Kephart Jay Van Hook John C. Campbell John Hope Franklin Lake Junaluska, NC Loyal Jones McPhearson, KS Mike Clark Perley Ayer Piedmont College Rapid City, SD Sisters of Poverty Steve Fisher Wilma DykemanInterview Rights
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Drake, Richard Interview by Catherine Herdman. 23 Jul. 2014. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Drake, R. (2014, July 23). Interview by C. Herdman. Appalachia: Appalachian Studies Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Drake, Richard, interview by Catherine Herdman. July 23, 2014, Appalachia: Appalachian Studies Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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