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Wiley's Last Resort

REEL SOUTH is a PBS documentary series that showcases authentic stories which unearth the spirit of the South today. The series explores layers of Southern life across themes of social justice, cultural experience, environmental challenges, and more. REEL SOUTH aims to leverage our region’s rich storytelling tradition as a catalyst for positive change — in the American South and beyond.

Wiley's Last Resort

Season 8 Episode 805 | 17m 18s | CC

With coal mining destroying the mountains that he loves, Jim Webb establishes Wiley’s Last Resort, a place for local activists, musicians, artists, and dreamers to celebrate Appalachian culture and help fight back against strip mining.

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Support for Reel South is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Center for Asian American Media and by SouthArts.