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there you go. ♪ >> bob marley said it best. stolen from africa, gentrified in harlem. american black folks keep losing our connection to the places we come from. so im headed to central appalachia, a place many folks dont realize black folks still live, to hunt, eat, farm, and harmonize on the harmonica with the folks that fight to keep this place known as one of the homes of black folks. this is black appalachia. >> again! yes! ♪ >> nice! ♪ ♪ when i say appalachia, you probabl...

keep losing our connection to the places we come from. i am headed to central appalachia, a place many folks dont realize black folk still live, to hunt, eat, farm, and harmonize on the harmonica with the folks that fight to keep this place known as one of the homes of black folks. this is black appalachia. >> yeah. nice. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> when i say appalachia, you probably picture something like this, or this. harmful stereotypes of poor white folks. we will have to take those on an...

>> clearly ill keep work on my squirrel call. luckily, im with marcus. he shows me that out here there is food everywhere. >> this is a paw-paw tree. ever heard of paw-paws? >> huh-uh. >> it is one of the only indigenous groups to the area. this is like an avocado full of sugar. >> okay. >> bon appetit. >> all right. >> carefully. >> mmm. >> and look up. right here there is a cluster of them. if you live on land like this, or you have land like this available to you, you could kill some meat, ea...

>> this is chicken of the woods. smell that. >> marcus oglesby is a renaissance appalachian, actor, comedian, musician, and you can tell, this is not his first time outdoors. he is taking me to hunt squirrels. that is right, squirrel gravy. >> i want you to try a squirrel call. all right. just like that. close your hand. >> squirrels are like, what? clearly, i will keep working on my squirrel call. luckily, i am with marcus. he shows me there is food everywhere. >> you ever had these? it is one ...