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Thursday, December 25, 2025

Christmas in Appalachia (1964) "The Permanently Poor" |

VIDEO HERE  (27:10 minutes)
-WiscoDave

A somber look at Christmastime in 1964 from deep in Appalachia, showing the resilient people and what has become of what they call home in Pert Creek, Kentucky.  Narrated/presented by Charles Kuralt.  This documentary really makes one realize how fortunate we are today.  1964 was around the time of the lowest coal production in the United States since the Great Depression.