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War on poverty in Appalachia: Did anyone win
A detailed look at central Appalachia after the 1960s poverty initiatives, focusing on Williamson West Virginia and Whitesburg Kentucky. It profiles James Hannah and Wendell Duty as emblematic returns to the hills, notes job losses, rising welfare use, and mixed views on the program’s success. Key figures include Larry Hamrick, Edith Easterling, Tom Gish, Harry Caudill, and Charles DiSalvo, with Oak Mountain and Mingo County cited amid debates on government impact and local agency roles.
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Williamson Wva
James Hannah
Wendell Duty
Hgh
Duty
Columbus
Hannah
West Virginia
Appalachia
United States
John Kennedy
Nation
Kennedys
Lyndon Johnson
Kennedy
Karen Milloy
Kentucky
Edith Easterling
Poorbottom
Marrowbone Creek
Edith
Ms Mulloy
Tom Gish
Mountain Eagle 4
Whitesburg
Virginia
Appalathias
Gish
Chicago
Mingo County
Harry Caudill
Charles DiSalvo
DiSalvo
West Virginia University
Caudill