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When Aaron Blum moved from West Virginia to attend graduate school at Syracuse University, he quickly realized his fellow students knew little about…
via Slate Magazine: http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2016/01/03/the_misunderstood_appalachia_region_of_the_united_states_photos.html
Aaron Blum: We spent the entire evening talking about my ancestors and looking at photographs from over 120 years. I was looking into the past and seeing who I was, who I am and who I may become. It was all a bit overwhelming to say the least. After that, Appalachian heritage quickly became an obsession