Bright Lights Little City

Against the backdrop of Vietnam and Civil Rights, 1960's Appalachia was economically depressed; unemployment and sustained poverty were the norm. Perched atop Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau,... Read allAgainst the backdrop of Vietnam and Civil Rights, 1960's Appalachia was economically depressed; unemployment and sustained poverty were the norm. Perched atop Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau, Crossville was a waypoint to other, more promising places. The rural farm town was known ... Read allAgainst the backdrop of Vietnam and Civil Rights, 1960's Appalachia was economically depressed; unemployment and sustained poverty were the norm. Perched atop Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau, Crossville was a waypoint to other, more promising places. The rural farm town was known as a "Sundown Town," totally intolerant of diversity. People of color knew to been gone by... Read all