On this episode of THINK HUMANITIES, host Bill Goodman talks with William H. Turner, author of "The Harlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns." They talk about Turner's book and assumptions and myths about Appalachian African Americans. Tune in next week for part two of their conversation.

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