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Uploaded by jlleloudis on Jul 29, 2010
In the summer of 1967, the North Carolina Fund and WAMY Community Action financed a rural water project in the Avery County settlement known as Blevins Creek. Until that time, local residents had walked miles each day to fetch water in buckets from a nearby spring. Sargent Shriver, director of the federal Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), and evangelist Billy Graham visited Blevins Creek for the project's dedication ceremony. OEO documented the event in this film.
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- Beyond These Hills
- war on poverty
- 1960s
- poverty
- community action
- community organizing
- North Carolina Fund
- To Right These Wrongs
- WAMY
- Avery County
- Blevins Creek
- Watauga County
- Mitchell County
- Yancey County
- Sargent Shriver
- Billy Graham
- Office of Economic Opportunity
- OEO
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a beautiful part of my history
twistedcranium 8 months ago
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This is amazing! It was incredible to see my mother, grandmother and grandfather, aunt and uncles when they were so young. Brings a tear to my eye every time I watch it. Just incredible. Thank you, Chrisitan Swann
rationalchic 1 year ago
@rationalchic
Thanks for the note. What a wonderful way to connect with this history! I hope that you'll share the film with others in the area who might be interested.
jlleloudis 1 year ago