there you go. bob marley said it best. stolen from africa, gentrified in harlem. american black folks keep losing our connection to the places we come from. so i m headed to central appalachia, a place many folks don t realize black folks still live, to hunt, eat, farm, and harmonize on the harmonica with the folks that fight to keep this place known as one of the homes of black folks. this is black appalachia. again! yes! nice! when i say appalachia, you probably picture something like this, or this. harmful stereotypes of poor white folks. we ll have to take those on another day, because what you probably don t picture is this. but the history of black folks here runs as deep as any other nonindigenous people. they are a critical part of appalachia, and i m here to help tell their stories because it is in danger of disappearing forever. so i m actually walking the appalachian trail right now? you are. you are. those mountains there, those are some of the old
keep losing our connection to the places we come from. i am headed to central appalachia, a place many folks don t realize black folk still live, to hunt, eat, farm, and harmonize on the harmonica with the folks that fight to keep this place known as one of the homes of black folks. this is black appalachia. yeah. nice. when i say appalachia, you probably picture something like this, or this. harmful stereotypes of poor white folks. we will have to take those on another day. what you probably do not picture is this. a history of black folks here runs as deep as any other nonindigenous people. they are a critical part of appalachia. i am here to help tell their story, because it is in danger of disappearing forever. i m watching the appalachian trail. there are mountains, there. those are some of the oldest mountains in the world. you see the swiss alps, they are so big. these are the grandmothers. crystal good is a sixth generation west virginia native, foun
my finger went in a hole. mike, marcus dad, is the chef. a master of coalfield cuisine where you make good with what you got. in this case, venice son, biscuit, and that sweet squirrel gravy. before you start making fun of appalachians eating squirrel, this is not an everyday meal anymore. squirrel is how they teach newbies to hunt. they re doing this for me. my welcome to the family. wow. all right. there we go. nice. give it a shot. make sure you don t get some buckshot. no buckshot. i think it passed. i think it passed. you have to have a lot of skills. that s the thing i m starting the learn living out here. necessity is a good teacher. well, i grew up in the coal fields. and there were no deer. and the only thing that my dad taught us how to hunt was squirrels and rabbits.
[ laughter ] we got one. back at the homestead is marcus s brother scott, and his kids. this is marcus s son. let s get our hands dirty. oh my god. now, you have to get the rest of that out. you shoot it, you clean it, or you stand next to dude who shoots it and you still clean it. i finger win in the hole. marcus s dad is the chef, a master of coalfield cuisine, where you make good with what you got. in this case, venison, biscuits, and that sweet squirrel gravy. before you start making fun of