Raymond Thompson, Jr. And Agape Rugs, Inside Appalachia

In the 1930s, hundreds of mostly African American workers died digging the Hawk’s Nest Tunnel. A photographer brings their stories to life in a new book.  Also, when Jerry Machen began making art from old carpets in Tennessee, his wife Linda wasn’t impressed.  And, a new exhibit shares the cultures of Indigenous people who call Appalachia home.