Visual Arts Archive

  • In 1933, Black Mountain College opened near Black Mountain, North Carolina.  Dedicated to the arts, it marked a radical departure from most colleges of the time.  It was an experiment in progressive education and communal work.

    Black Mountain College

    In 1933, Black Mountain College opened near Black Mountain, North Carolina. Dedicated to the arts, it marked a radical departure from most colleges of the time. It was an experiment in progressive education and communal work.

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  • The term Affrilachian, coined in the early 1990s by Kentucky poet Frank X Walker, has claimed a place in our understanding of the Appalachian past. Walker sought to recognize people who are both African American and Appalachian and to recover the multiracial identify of the region.

    Affrilachians

    The term Affrilachian, coined in the early 1990s by Kentucky poet Frank X Walker, has claimed a place in our understanding of the Appalachian past. Walker sought to recognize people who are both African American and Appalachian and to recover the multiracial identify of the region.

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