Mary Beth Bingman, October 15, 2015

Mary Beth Bingman, October 15, 2015

Appalshop, Inc.

University of Virginia's College at Wise

Appalachian Region--Social conditions

Education

Political activists.

Strip mining

Coal mines and mining--Appalachian Region

Women--Appalachian Region

Highlander Research and Education Center (Knoxville, Tenn.)

Mary Beth Bingman begins by discussing her upbringing and the various places her family lived. She describes her relationship to the field of education and anti-stripmining efforts in Appalachia. She recounts her gradually increasing awareness of Appalshop, and her involvement with the organization in the context of education and her eventual employment in the "Appal core" (the organization's administrative office staff). She discusses some of the frustrations of working at Appalshop, while she ultimately celebrates the work of the organization.

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Jeff Keith

Rayna Gellert

Mary Beth Bingman

Helen Lewis

Clinch Valley College

Appalachian Volunteers, Inc.

Council of the Southern Mountains

Highlander Folk School