After World War II, thousands of people moved north to cities like Cincinnati and Dayton from Appalachia, seeking work and new opportunities.
Advocates in Cincinnati formed the Urban Appalachian Community Coalition (formerly known as the Urban Appalachian Council) to support this new population of migrants. This year, the UACC is celebrating 50 years of advocacy.
The UACC has spent decades providing resources to the Appalachian community as well as celebrating its culture and preserving stories. Historian Nola Hadley-Torres worked with the group in the late 1980s and early 1990s…