Download or read book Bluefield written by William R. Archer and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The remarkable story of Bluefield represents a unique combination of geology, geography, and opportunity. Once just the confluence of a handful of family farms in southern West Virginia, Bluefield was put on the map, literally, in the 1880s, when the Norfolk & Western Railway came to town. The company's influence on the rural landscape was overwhelming, and soon, Bluefield was transformed into the center of a coal-fired universe and became a major thoroughfare for the then-thriving mining industry. Though the company--not the coal--was king in Bluefield, enterprising men and women could, and did, share in its success. The city evolved into a successful supply center for the enormous network of towns that sprung up almost overnight throughout the region's coalfields. For the next 60 years, Bluefield experienced dramatic growth, enticing a diverse group of newcomers who helped to build the strong cultural heritage that continues to play a prominent role in the community to the present day.
Download or read book Chasing the Powhatan Arrow written by Michael Abraham and published by Pileated Press. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chasing the Powhatan Arrow is an informative, humorous look at the history, places, people and culture along the corridor of the former Norfolk & Western rail line, traversed by the Powhatan Arrow through Virginia, West Virginia and Ohio.
Download or read book Giving Up Whiteness written by Jeff James and published by Broadleaf Books . This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeff James was one of the good white guys. At least that's what he thought. But when he asked a black friend how to become an antiracist, he had to think again. "Simple," she shot back, "get rid of whiteness." Thus began his journey to discover, name, and dismantle the racial category that had defined and advantaged him for a lifetime. In Giving Up Whiteness, James leads readers on an intimate, humble, and disorienting investigation of what it means to be white in twenty-first-century America. He begins to wonder what forces shape his own and other white people's choices: about where to live, who to marry, and what church to join. With a blend of honest storytelling and incisive critique, James guides readers through the questions he encountered: What privileges accrue to people categorized as white? How have some Christians bolstered white supremacy through misreading of Scripture? How does whiteness make itself invisible? And is it possible to give it up? The things we can't see yield the most power, so it's time to take a hard look at whiteness. Ultimately, James writes, white people like him have a lot of work to do, and it's past time to get started.
Download or read book Black Huntington written by Cicero M Fain III and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2019-05-16 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How African Americans thrived in a West Virginia city By 1930, Huntington had become West Virginia's largest city. Its booming economy and relatively tolerant racial climate attracted African Americans from across Appalachia and the South. Prosperity gave these migrants political clout and spurred the formation of communities that defined black Huntington--factors that empowered blacks to confront institutionalized and industrial racism on the one hand and the white embrace of Jim Crow on the other. Cicero M. Fain III illuminates the unique cultural identity and dynamic sense of accomplishment and purpose that transformed African American life in Huntington. Using interviews and untapped archival materials, Fain details the rise and consolidation of the black working class as it pursued, then fulfilled, its aspirations. He also reveals how African Americans developed a host of strategies--strong kin and social networks, institutional development, property ownership, and legal challenges--to defend their gains in the face of the white status quo. Eye-opening and eloquent, Black Huntington makes visible another facet of the African American experience in Appalachia.
Download or read book Murder in the Mountains written by Bluefield Daily Telegraph/Register-Herald and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Maroon White written by Donald K Jackson and published by Gallery Place Press. This book was released on 2021-08 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donald K. "Donnie" Jackson grew up during some of the most impactful years of the Twentieth Century. News of the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights movement, the Cold War, and the race to the moon filled the headlines. However, in his small corner of the world, what mattered most to Donnie and many who lived in that corner of the world with him was the success of the Bluefield High School "Beavers" football program. When the Beavers won their second state title in 1962, Donnie's dad took him to the game at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia, even though he was only four years old. After that season, he did not miss a Beaver home football game for the next thirteen years. He played in many of them. This is the memoir of Donnie Jackson. The story is seen through the eyes of a young player determined to make a difference for his team. It takes the reader through the ups and downs Donnie experienced on the road to eventually fulfilling his dream and gives the reader far-reaching insight about unrepeatable days in a golden time for playing, coaching, and living the Beaver life.
Download or read book Bluefield High School from Segregation to Integration written by George Erps and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-11-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1971, a new principal walked into the recently integrated senior high school believing he was tough as nails and more than man enough to re-establish peace and tranquility, right all wrongs, motive the faculty, and educate the students in a selfless quest to recapture the school's former glory. Many thought, and some said, "All is lost!" The academic atmosphere, the extraordinary excellence, and the traditional serenity of academia disappeared in 1969, when abruptly and unceremoniously all students in the attendance zone, black and white, were thrown together, almost two decades after the historic Brown vs Board of Education decision in 1954. These pages bring to life the real people, black and white, who occupied the classrooms and hallways of this high school situated in the southwest corner of West Virginia. Through the eyes of the former coach, teacher, assistant principal, and principal, you will meet students and teachers, black and white, as they navigate the path from the separateness of segregation to the oneness of integration. You will laugh and cry, feel embarrassment and anger, and even experience disbelief as you appreciate the struggles, successes, and sometimes failures of the students as they mix and mingle along their journey of total integration to become a united student body, the proud students of the Bluefield High School.
Download or read book Public Documents written by West Virginia and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 1484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Black Athlete in West Virginia written by Bob Barnett and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-04-09 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This chronicle of sports at West Virginia's 40 black high schools and three black colleges illuminates many issues in race relations and the struggle for social justice within the state and nation. Despite having inadequate resources, the black schools' sports teams thrived during segregation and helped tie the state's scattered black communities together. West Virginia hosted the nation's first state-wide black high school basketball tournament, which flourished for 33 years, and both Bluefield State and West Virginia State won athletic championships in the prestigious Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (now Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association). Black schools were gradually closed after the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, and the desegregation of schools in West Virginia was an important step toward equality. For black athletes and their communities, the path to inclusion came with many costs.
Download or read book Early Art and Artists in West Virginia written by John A. Cuthbert and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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