Living Social Justice in Appalachia
E-Book, Englisch, 276 Seiten, EPUB, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 228 mm
ISBN: 978-0-8131-4006-3
Verlag: The University Press of Kentucky
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Editors Patricia D. Beaver and Judith Jennings highlight the achievements of Lewis's extensive career, examining her role as a teacher and activist at Clinch Valley College (now University of Virginia at Wise) and East Tennessee State University in the 1960s, as well as her work with Appalshop and the Highland Center. Helen Matthews Lewis connects Lewis's works to wider social movements by examining the history of progressive activism in Appalachia. The book provides unique insight into the development of regional studies and the life of a dynamic revolutionary, delivering a captivating and personal narrative of one woman's mission of activism and social justice.