Appalachian Studies in Urban Schools
Scope and Contents
Footage of Jubilee festival at the Lincoln Memorial University campus in Harrogate, Tennessee. Cars arriving, people walking around the campus and festival tent area. The Urban Appalachian Council tent is heavily featured, and an interview between a council member and an Appalachian high school teacher currently teaching in Cincinnati discusses the topic of students from Appalachian families in city schools. The teacher talks at length about students struggle to find an identity and the lack of attention to Appalachian culture in school curriculum. The teacher does note one example of a junior high course called Mountain Life and Literature that had great outcomes for students and for parent involvement. Tape ends with footage of several musical performances featuring guitar, bass, banjo, and fiddle.
Note: The Urban Appalachian Council still exists today, now known as the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition: http://uacvoice.org/
Total time: 31 minutes
Dates
- 1973-1976
Extent
1 open reel videotape : 1/2-inch black and white monaural EIAJ-1 videotape on 5-inch reel
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
- Bluegrass music. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Education Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Folk music. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Old-time music. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rural-urban migration--United States. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Schools Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Repository Details
Part of the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound Repository
