A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains

"A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains" is one of the most powerful hours of television that you will see this year. Two years in the making, this Diane Sawyer special takes you to a part of America that is often forgotten -- The Appalachian Mountains. Unbelievably moving. Don't miss this one hour special on Friday, February 13th, at 10/9c on ABC.

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[Tabfort]

I'm from southwest Va. and yeah there is need but I sort of resent stereotyping people in this area as drug addicted losers who can't take care of themselves. I have a good job and my girlfriend just graduated from ETSU with a bachelors in accounting. Also there are hard workers in this area. I'm talking about people that work long hours of manual labor and then go home and raise a garden and keep llivestock on the side. Plus great, friendly, mountain culture.

[roundhouseJIZZ]

will people just leave us alone? like-ever?

[Dude0096]

props to abc for somewhat recognizing poor whites in america. the media and the rest of us only focuses on inner city minorities and their needs and welfare and rights when poor whites are left out and are not shown in the media.

[Ms2blackcats]

@ne0nsurf you aren't in the neighbourhood are you?



[jovelnom]

@czarinaa15 say what you need to say by John Mayer played on the movie Bucket List

[1986TruthSeeker]

@gypsyjazzbo yeh so sick of ppl saying wvians are cavemen or cannibals living in filth and poverty..which is what the media makes ppl think..hence the wrong turn movies.

[czarinaa15]

What is the name of the song that is played in the background through out the video?

[ReligiousZombie]

Sickening mainstream media sentimentality and schmaltz.

[actionbaseballgreen]

was a serious show?

[gypsyjazzbo]

I'm from the rural country in southern WV, and saw a lot of things growing up that most people would describe as "third-world," and yet, I never knew a single family who didn't have food, water, health care, clean clothes, decent shelter and education if they wanted to work for it like everyone else. I define "poverty" as not having those things, as would most WVians...so maybe we have a different standard than the rest of the materialistic country.

[MondoBeno]

What does the narrator mean "unthinkable conditions"? It's not that hard to keep your house clean.

I watched this documentary, and I found it offensive. Half the issues covered here were problms that the people made for themselves. Nobody forces them to drink mountain dew.

[IPlayWithFire135]

Lol at people crying "stereotype!" It is real. Some places are worse than others here, and this shows the worst of the worst. The majority of people in Appalachia live like people anywhere else.

The fact that not all of Appalachia lives in first world conditions doesn't demean you or anything. It's frankly quite stupid to react as if it was a blow to your personal pride, which is the impression I get from comments here.

Appalachia has it better than most of the world.