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They'll Cut Off Your Project: A Mingo County Chronicle (WEST VIRGINIA & APPALACHIA)
Huey Perry
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Description for They'll Cut Off Your Project: A Mingo County Chronicle (WEST VIRGINIA & APPALACHIA)
Hardcover. Series: West Virginia & Appalachia. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 526.
In old England, if a king didn't like you, he would cut off your head. Now, if they don't like you, they'll cut off your project!
As the Johnson Administration initiated its war on poverty in the 1960s, the Mingo County Economic Opportunity Commission project was established in southern West Virginia. Huey Perry, a young, local history teacher was named the director of this program and soon he began to promote self-sufficiency among low-income and vulnerable populations. As the poor of Mingo County worked together to improve conditions, the local political infrastructure felt threatened by a shift in power. ... Read more
In old England, if a king didn't like you, he would cut off your head. Now, if they don't like you, they'll cut off your project!
As the Johnson Administration initiated its war on poverty in the 1960s, the Mingo County Economic Opportunity Commission project was established in southern West Virginia. Huey Perry, a young, local history teacher was named the director of this program and soon he began to promote self-sufficiency among low-income and vulnerable populations. As the poor of Mingo County worked together to improve conditions, the local political infrastructure felt threatened by a shift in power. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
West Virginia University
Condition
New
Series
West Virginia & Appalachia
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Morganstown, United States
ISBN
9781933202808
SKU
V9781933202808
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Ref
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About Huey Perry
Huey Perry, a native of Mingo County, West Virginia, USA and the son of coal miner, was named Director, Mingo County Economic Opportunity Commission project at the age of 29. Later, he became the director of the Low-Income Housing Project for Tech Foundation of West Virginia Institute of Technology. He holds a BA from Berea College, Kentucky and an ... Read more
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