Abstract
Significant research has been done on the African American presence in Appalachia since 1985, when William H. Turner and Edward J. Cabbell published their groundbreaking Blacks in Appalachia, which stripped away the veil of "black invisibility." John Inscoe, well known for his own contributions to the field, has collected eighteen essays that admirably represent that new research. Although all but four of them have been published previously, it is a convenience to the reader to have them available in one volume. In addition to expanding our knowledge of black mountaineers, these essays address a major issue in Appalachian studies--"Appalachian exceptionalism," the degree to which the region is distinct. While that argument is not settled in these pages, the essays reinforce a growing awareness of the region's complexity and diversity.
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