Interview with Teri Blanton, August 14, 2019

Project: Kentucky Understories, Woods And Waters of the Commonwealth: KFTC Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Teri Blanton discusses how she became an activist; first on behalf of her family and later as a member of Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC), among other organizations. She talks about the early years of KFTC, her involvement in KFTC committees, and the significance of The Canary Project which initiated a flyover festival for local residents, authors, and government officials to see the effects of surface mining in Eastern Kentucky. She also talks about activism beyond Kentucky.

Interview Accession

2019oh1534_kukftc0001

Interviewee Name

Teri Blanton

Interviewer Name

Emma Kiser

Interview Date

2019-08-14

Interview Keyword

Activism Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC) Dayhoit, Kentucky Harlan County, Kentucky The Canary Project Protests Water contamination Mountaintop removal Coal mining I Love Mountains Day Flyover Festival Environmental law. Politicians--Kentucky Kentucky--Politics and government Youth movements. Climate change

Interview LC Subject

Appalachian Region--Social conditions Coal miners Coal mines and mining--Kentucky Environmental protection Environmental protection--Kentucky Environmentalism. Kentucky--Social conditions Protest movements Social movements. Pollution.

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