The lost story of Dr. Dismukes - Black history in Appalachia

Relief, Development and Podcast

Image
Women sitting in a community building in West virginia

Rediscovering history in an Appalachian coal town, MCC staff in Kimball West Virginia piece together a story of a black owned hospital that used to sit on the site of the current Appalachia Build program.  This story is just the start of creating a intentional space to preserve Black history in this small Appalachia community.

mcc.org/dismukes

Dismukes project cordinator Tylah Cline tylahcline@mcc.org

Transcript