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Art in Them Mountains: Critical Discussions on Appalachia, Identity, and Abolition.

In this article, we explore the work of three Appalachian artists: Jakeli Swimmer (Qualla Boundary, North Carolina), Lacy Hale (Whitesburg, Kentucky) and Vivian Swayne (East Tennessee). In subversive stories, each artist reveals contradictions in the Mountain South through political art that counter...

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Published in:Appalachian Journal Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 219 - 237
Main Authors: SWAYNE, VIVIAN, BROWN, MICHELLE, SWIMMER, JAKELI, HALE, LACY
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Published: University of North Carolina Press Spring2025
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