A new hour-long PBS documentary, Eastern Kentucky Social Club, explores an organization founded in 1969 by African-American Appalachians who wanted to maintain a link with their homes after they migrated out of the coalfields to mostly northern cities. The film was created by PBS' Black in Appalachia project. Read more here.
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Friday, May 08, 2020
Documentary explores African-American Appalachian diaspora connecting through a historic social club
A new hour-long PBS documentary, Eastern Kentucky Social Club, explores an organization founded in 1969 by African-American Appalachians who wanted to maintain a link with their homes after they migrated out of the coalfields to mostly northern cities. The film was created by PBS' Black in Appalachia project. Read more here.
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