Erinn Sweet is writer, communications specialist for the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition, and events and promotions coordinator for the Corporation for Findlay Market. Originally from Whitley County, Kentucky, she now resides in Covington, Kentucky with her wonderful partner and two cats – leaning out for love, and will lean that way forever.
How the Rainbow Coalition Inspired Solidarity Between Appalachians and Black Panthers
Fifty years ago, Blacks, Puerto Ricans and Appalachian whites in Chicago found common ground and organized together.