African American Miners And Migrants: The Eastern Kentucky Social Club Project Muse Upcc Books

Thomas E. Wagner and Phillip J. Obermiller's __African American Miners and Migrants__ documents the lives of Eastern Kentucky Social Club (EKSC) members, a group of black Appalachians who left the eastern Kentucky coalfields and their coal company hometowns in Harlan County. Bound together by segregation, the inherent dangers of mining, and coal company paternalism, it might seem that black miners and mountaineers would be eager to forget their past. Instead, members of the EKSC have chosen to celebrate their Harlan County roots. __African American Miners and Migrants__ uses historical and archival research and extensive personal interviews to explore their reasons and the ties that still bind them to eastern Kentucky. The book also examines life in the model coal towns of Benham and Lynch in the context of Progressive Era policies, the practice of welfare capitalism, and the contemporary national trend of building corporate towns and planned communities. | Contents Preface Introduction 1. "Going up the rough side of the mountain": African-Americans and Coal Camps in Appalachia 2. "Life wasn't no crystal stair": African-Americans in Coal Towns 3. "I don't know where to, but we're moving": African-American Survival Strategies in Coal Towns 4. "Sing a song of 'welfare'": Corporate Communities and Welfare Capitalism in Southeastern Kentucky 5. "Living tolerably well together": Life in the Model Towns Along Looney Creek 6. "What kept you standing, why didn't you fall?": African- Americans in Benham and Lynch 7. "One Close Community": The Eastern Kentucky Social Club 8. "They love coming home": Appalachian Ties That Bind Afterword: Values, Spoken and Unspoken William H. Turner Notes Bibliography Index Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Eastern Kentucky Social Club Biography, African Americans Societies, etc, African Americans Interviews, African American coal miners Kentucky Social life and customs, Mining camps Kentucky History, Rural-urban migration United States, Mountain life Kentucky, Benham (Ky, ) Biography, Lynch (Ky, ) Biography|**Thomas E. Wagner** is University Professor Emeritus of Planning and Urban Studies at the University of Cincinnati. He is coauthor (with Phillip J. Obermiller) of __Valuing Our Past, Creating Our Future: The Founding of the Urban Appalachian Council__ and coeditor (with Obermiller and E. Bruce Tucker) of __Appalachian Odyssey: Historical Perspectives on the Great Migration.__**Phillip J. Obermiller** is a visiting scholar at the University of Cincinnati's School of Planning, and a Center Fellow at the University of Kentucky's Appalachian Center. In addition to his work with Wagner, he is coeditor (with Kathryn M. Borman) of __From Mountain to Metropolis: Appalachian Migrants in American Cities__ and of the fourth edition of __Appalachia: Social Context Past and Present__ (with Michael E. Maloney). **William H. Turner** is a member of the EKSC, president of Turner Associates in Winston-Salem, N.C., a freelance writer, and interim president of Kentucky State University. He holds Ph.D. in sociology and anthropology and was research associate to Alex Haley for ten years. Thomas E. Wagner and Phillip J. Obermiller's African American Miners and Migrants documents the lives of Eastern Kentucky Social Club (EKSC) members, a group of black Appalachians who left the eastern Kentucky coalfields and their coal company hometowns in Harlan County. Bound together by segregation, the inherent dangers of mining, and coal company paternalism, it might seem that black miners and mountaineers would be eager to forget their past. Instead, members of the EKSC have chosen to celebrate their Harlan County roots. African American Miners and Migrants uses historical and archival research and extensive personal interviews to explore their reasons and the ties that still bind them to eastern Kentucky. The book also examines life in the model coal towns of Benham and Lynch in the context of Progressive Era policies, the practice of welfare capitalism, and the contemporary national trend of building corporate towns and planned communities. | Contents Preface Introduction 1. "Going up the rough side of the mountain": African-Americans and Coal Camps in Appalachia 2. "Life wasn't no crystal stair": African-Americans in Coal Towns 3. "I don't know where to, but we're moving": African-American Survival Strategies in Coal Towns 4. "Sing a song of 'welfare'": Corporate Communities and Welfare Capitalism in Southeastern Kentucky 5. "Living tolerably well together": Life in the Model Towns Along Looney Creek 6. "What kept you standing, why didn't you fall?": African- Americans in Benham and Lynch 7. "One Close Community": The Eastern Kentucky Social Club 8. "They love coming home": Appalachian Ties That Bind Afterword: Values, Spoken and Unspoken William H. Turner Notes Bibliography Index Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Eastern Kentucky Social Club Biography, African Americans Societies, etc, African Americans Interviews, African American coal miners Kentucky Social life and customs, Mining camps Kentucky History, Rural-urban migration United States, Mountain life Kentucky, Benham (Ky, ) Biography, Lynch (Ky, ) Biography| Thomas E. Wagner is University Professor Emeritus of Planning and Urban Studies at the University of Cincinnati. He is coauthor (with Phillip J. Obermiller) of Valuing Our Past, Creating Our Future: The Founding of the Urban Appalachian Council and coeditor (with Obermiller and E. Bruce Tucker) of Appalachian Odyssey: Historical Perspectives on the Great Migration. Phillip J. Obermiller is a visiting scholar at the University of Cincinnati's School of Planning, and a Center Fellow at the University of Kentucky's Appalachian Center. In addition to his work with Wagner, he is coeditor (with Kathryn M. Borman) of From Mountain to Metropolis: Appalachian Migrants in American Cities and of the fourth edition of Appalachia: Social Context Past and Present (with Michael E. Maloney). William H. Turner is a member of the EKSC, president of Turner Associates in Winston-Salem, N.C., a freelance writer, and interim president of Kentucky State University. He holds Ph.D. in sociology and anthropology and was research associate to Alex Haley for ten years. Thomas E. Wagner and Phillip J. Obermiller's African American Miners and Migrants documents the lives of Eastern Kentucky Social Club (EKSC) members, a group of black Appalachians who left the eastern Kentucky coalfields and their coal company hometowns in Harlan County. Bound together by segregation, the inherent dangers of mining, and coal company paternalism, it might seem that black miners and mountaineers would be eager to forget their past. Instead, members of the EKSC have chosen to celebrate their Harlan County roots. African American Miners and Migrants uses historical and archival research and extensive personal interviews to explore their reasons and the ties that still bind them to eastern Kentucky. The book also examines life in the model coal towns of Benham and Lynch in the context of Progressive Era policies, the practice of welfare capitalism, and the contemporary national trend of building corporate towns and planned communities. |Preface ix 1. Democracy Challenged: Demography, Technology, and Democratic Possibilities Brian J. Gaines and Peter F. Nardulli 1 Part I: Social Heterogeneity and Democracy: Challenges and Opportunities 2. Problems of Democratic Transition in Divided Societies Jack Snyder 11 3. Citizens, Identities and Democratic Dialogues: Opportunities and Challenges of Diverse Societies Mark Q. Sawyer 33 4. Democracy, Diversity, and Leadership Paul M. Sniderman 51 5. Electoral Engineering, Social Cleavages, and Democracy Bernard Grofman and Jon Fraenkel 71 Part II: Technology and Democracy: Mass-Elite Linkages in the Twenty-first Century 6. Technological Advances and Individual Liberties: Privacy and the Reach of the State in the Twenty-first Century Wayne V. McIntosh and Stephen A. Simon 105 7. Engineering Consent: The Persistence of a Problematic Communication Regime W. Lance Bennett 131 8. The Internet and Political Fragmentation Bruce Bimber 155 Contributors 171 Index 175| Thomas E. Wagner is University Professor Emeritus of Planning and Urban Studies at the University of Cincinnati. He is coauthor (with Phillip J. Obermiller) of Valuing Our Past, Creating Our Future: The Founding of the Urban Appalachian Council and coeditor (with Obermiller and E. Bruce Tucker) of Appalachian Odyssey: Historical Perspectives on the Great Migration. Phillip J. Obermiller is a visiting scholar at the University of Cincinnati's School of Planning, and a Center Fellow at the University of Kentucky's Appalachian Center. In addition to his work with Wagner, he is coeditor (with Kathryn M. Borman) of From Mountain to Metropolis: Appalachian Migrants in American Cities and of the fourth edition of Appalachia: Social Context Past and Present (with Michael E. Maloney). William H. Turner is a member of the EKSC, president of Turner Associates in Winston-Salem, N.C., a freelance writer, and interim president of Kentucky State University. He holds Ph.D. in sociology and anthropology and was research associate to Alex Haley for ten years. Coming Up On The Rough Side Of The Mountain : African-americans And Coal Camps In Appalachia -- Life For Me Ain't Been No Crystal Stair : African-americans In Coal Towns -- I Don't Know Where To, But We're Moving : African-american Survival Strategies In Coal Towns -- Sing A Song Of 'welfare' : Corporate Communities And Welfare Capitalism In Southeastern Kentucky -- Living Tolerably Well Together : Life In The Model Towns Along Looney Creek -- What Kept You Standing, Why Didn't You Fall? : African-americans In Benham And Lynch -- One Close Community : The Eastern Kentucky Social Club -- They Love Coming Home : Appalachian Ties That Bind -- Afterword: Values, Spoken And Unspoken / William H. Turner. Thomas E. Wagner And Phillip J. Obermiller ; Afterword By William H. Turner. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [143]-153) And Index. Documents the lives of Eastern Kentucky Social Club (EKSC) members, a group of black Appalachians who left the eastern Kentucky coalfields and their coal company hometowns in Harlan County. This book explores their reasons and the ties that still bind them to eastern Kentucky, and examines life in the model coal towns of Benham and Lynch.