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
grandmothers. reporter: crystal goode is a sixth generation west virginia native, founder of black by god, an apalachicola s first black newspaper. she is going the show me around and place me at the places. they forget that not all appalachia is white people. uh-huh. and folks like me and my family don t necessarily get into that narrative, and that s why i m excited to be i think the docent of appalachia. the docent of appalachia. is that an official title? i don t know. i just made it up. and this place, harper s ferry tells one of the most amazing stories of the united states of america. oh, i love this story. in 1859, john brown, a white radical abolitionist led a raid on this armory, intended to free america s four million slaves.
that paint and appalachian stereotype forget that not all appalachia is white people. folks like me, and black families, don t necessarily get into that narrative and that is why i am excited to be the docent of appalachia. is that an official title? i just made it up. this place tells one of the most amazing stories of the united states of america. i love this story. in 1859, john brown, a white radical abolitionist, led a raid on this armory, intended to free america s 4 million slaves. it is one of the many moments in american history where you wonder, what would ve happened if that worked out? after two days of fighting and 14 deaths, the armory was surrounded by u.s. marines and he was caught, tried, and hung because, of course. people don t think of this