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Appalshop

I was shocked to see this photo on Facebook this morning. Appalshop is a people’s  national treasure. “A Media, arts, education center & WMMT-FM producing & presenting work that celebrates the culture & voices the concerns of Appalachians & rural America.”

I somehow missed this when the flooding was happening late last week. Here’s an AP story from yesterday: Appalachian cultural center reeling from historic flooding. Appalshop’s executive director Alex Gibson is quoted in the piece:

“It’s gut-wrenching to see our beloved building overcome by floodwaters,“We will recover, but right now we are certainly mourning what’s been lost.”

On the Appalshop Facebook page there’s a photo of piles of recording tape and film that left me feeling a little sick. But it’s clear people made real efforts to secure as much as possible before the building was overcome.