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Environment—On Our Land - S1 E3

Premiered On: 01/20/2001

"On Our Own" Land chronicles the citizens' fight to end strip mining without the landowner's consent in Kentucky. "Ready for Harvest: Clearcutting in the Southern Appalachians" documents a western North Carolina effort to change U.S. Forest Service policy.

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Economy - S1 E4

Premiered On: 01/27/2001

"Fast Food Women" is a film about women who are part of the nation's working poor. "Blue Grass/Black Market?" shows the underground economy of marijuana cultivation.

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Down-Home Artists - S1 E5

Premiered On: 02/03/2001

"Homemade Tales: Songs and Sayings of Florida Slone" celebrates a unique woman. "Morgan Sexton: Bull Creek Banjo Player" has been awarded a National Heritage Fellowship for his voice and banjo.

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Commitment - S1 E6

Premiered On: 02/10/2001

"Hands On: A Year in an Eastern Kentucky Classroom" is a warm, funny look at education reform. "Belinda," is the portrait of an AIDS activist.

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Old-Time Country Music - S1 E7

Premiered On: 02/17/2001

"Sunny Side of Life" tells the story of the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons, VA.

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American Originals—Minnie Black's Gourd Band - S1 E2

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Life Stories - S1 E1

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Stranger with a Camera - S2 E9

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Coal Bucket Outlaw/Applewise - S2 E8

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Hazel Dickens: It's Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song - S2 E7

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