African American miners and migrants: the Eastern Kentucky Social Club

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""1. ""Coming Up on the Rough Side of the Mountain"": African Americans and Coal Camps in Appalachia""; ""2. ""Life for Me Ain't Been No Crystal Stair"": African Americans in Coal Towns""; ""3. ""I Don't Know Where To, but We're Moving"": African American Survival Strategies in Coal Towns""; ""4. ""Sing a Song of 'Welfare'"": Corporate Communities and Welfare Capitalism in Southeastern Kentucky""; ""5. ""Living Tolerably Well Together"": Life in Model Towns along Looney Creek

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. "Coming Up on the Rough Side of the Mountain": African Americans and Coal Camps in Appalachia -- 2. "Life for Me Ain't Been No Crystal Stair": African Americans in Coal Towns -- 3. "I Don't Know Where To, but We're Moving": African American Survival Strategies in Coal Towns -- 4. "Sing a Song of 'Welfare'": Corporate Communities and Welfare Capitalism in Southeastern Kentucky -- 5. "Living Tolerably Well Together": Life in Model Towns along Looney Creek -- 6. "What Kept You Standing, Why Didn't You Fall?": African Americans in Benham and Lynch -- 7. "One Close Community": The Eastern Kentucky Social Club -- 8. "They Love Coming Home": Appalachian Ties That Bind -- Afterword: Values, Spoken and Unspoken -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.