Reformers to Radicals [electronic resource] : The Appalachian Volunteers and the War on Poverty /
Kiffmeyer, Thomas,1963-
Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky,
c2008.
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 opposit
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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 opposit
Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-271) and index.
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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Social reformers