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" Reformers to radicals : "
Thomas Kiffmeyer.
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952296
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b706666
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Kiffmeyer, Thomas,1963-
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Reformers to radicals : : the Appalachian Volunteers and the war on poverty /\ Thomas Kiffmeyer.
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Lexington, Ky. :: University Press of Kentucky,, ©2008.
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1 online resource (xi, 284 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) :: illustrations
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0813135176
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: 0813138957
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: 9780813135175
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: 9780813138954
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: 9780813173085
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: 9781283233354
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: 9786613233356
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081312509X
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9780813125091
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-271) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: a time for change -- On the brink of war: the Council of the Southern Mountains and the origins of the war on poverty in Appalachia -- The shot heard round the world: the battle for Mill Creek, Kentucky, and the culture of poverty -- A splendid little war: helping people help themselves, 1964 -- The war to end all wars: a national quest to end Appalachian poverty, 1965-1966 -- The new model army: the Appalachian Volunteers splits from the Council of the Southern Mountains -- Operation Rolling Thunder: the political education of mountaineers and Appalachian volunteers -- Peace without victory: three strikes and a red scare in the mountains -- Conclusion: live to fight another day -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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The Appalachian Volunteers formed in the early 1960s, determined to eliminate poverty through education and vocational training and improve schools and homes in the mountainous regions of the southeastern United States. In Reformers to Radicals: The Appalachian Volunteers and the War on Poverty, Thomas Kiffmeyer illustrates how the activists ultimately failed, mainly because they were indecisive about the fundamental nature of their mission. The AVs, many of them college students, were also distracted by causes not directly connected with the war on poverty, such as civil rights and opposition.
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Social reformers-- Appalachian Region.
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Economic history.
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HISTORY-- United States-- State Local-- South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.
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Social conditions.
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Social reformers.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Anthropology-- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Popular Culture.
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Appalachian Region, Economic conditions.
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Appalachian Region, Social conditions.
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Appalachian Region.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.0975
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HN79.A127K45 2008eb
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