The Evictions Surprised Trailer Park Residents. The Protest Stunned Officials.
The Evictions Surprised Trailer Park Residents. The Protest Stunned Officials. An uproar in the hills of eastern Kentucky has raised questions about what a city owes to those dislodged by its growth — and how to govern in an age of social media and protest. In early March, residents of roughly 65 mobile homes in Morehead, Ky., were told they had a month and a half to leave and take their homes with them.Credit...Luke Sharrett for The New York Times May 20, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET MOREHEAD, Ky. — Under a slate-colored sky, the holdouts gathered in what remained of the North Fork Mobile Home Par...