The Evictions Surprised Trailer Park Residents. The Protest Stunned Officials.
An uproar in the hills of eastern Kentucky has raised questions about what a city owes to those dislodged by its growth and how to govern in an age of social media and protest.
In early March, residents of roughly 65 mobile homes in Morehead, Ky., were told they had a month and a half to leave and take their homes with them.Credit.Luke Sharrett for The New York Times
May 20, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
MOREHEAD, Ky. Under a slate-colored sky, the holdouts gathered in what remained of the North Fork Mobile Home Park. Around them it looked as if a hurricane had blown through, leaving scattered cinder blocks, capsized sofas and porches affixed to thin air. The small circle among them single mothers, a factory worker, a retiree, two community organizers sat on kitchen chairs discussing their next move: recruiting for a boycott.
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Ralliers stand outside of Truman Dehnerâs law office during a Justice 4 North Fork rally on Friday April 23, 2021 in Morehead, KY. Photo by Makayla Holder | The Trail Blazer
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Mindy Davenport, a resident at the North Fork Trail Park, chants into a megaphone outside of Truman Dehnerâs law office during a Justice 4 North Fork rally on Friday April 23, 2021 in Morehead, KY. Photo by Makayla Holder | The Trail Blazer
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