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To make it the poster child for whatever the agenda of the moment was. lazy depictions of stereotypical west virginians. hillbillies and hicks, tucked into isolated hollers to be pitied or made objects of laughter and derision. >> elaine: if you google appalachia to this day, you're going to see dirty-faced kids, bare foot on a front porch, shaking lyndon b. johnson's hand. there's a lot more to appalachia than that. >> anthony: in 1964, lyndon johnson declared his war on poverty. a good thing, yes? but the accompanying press tour portraying the people here as an incapable and bewildered helpl...

>> justin: so this keeps you on target, makes sure that you're safe while you're shooting. >> justin: 3, 2, 1. [ rapid fire ] >> anthony: now, to be clear, these are fully automatic firearms. they cannot be purchased legally by individuals anywhere. but as they're in the business, these guys can apply for special, highly-vetted atf licenses for purposes of product development and testing. >> anthony: that was just really -- that was a lot of fun. i'm a child, what can i say? >> ashley: who wants to blow up pumpkins? ♪ >> justin: just mixed up a binary explosive. ♪ >> justin: 3, 2, 1. [ rap...

90's, he said it's important for somebody to carry on these traditions, and gave me his stock of heirloom beans this year. >> anthony: this is what heirloom looks like outside of holy foods. fat horse beans, candy roaster squash and homer fikes yellow ox heart tomatoes. >> mike: nice and soft and it's like a really sweet green tomato. >> anthony: these ingredients define a near lost time and flavor. >> mike: we've got some sweet corn chowder. next, we've got these crackers, they're broken communion wafers. you know, the way that appalachian food has always worked is you work within your means ...

>> anthony: nearby, joel runs an organic hydroponic farm that supplies the local school system. ♪ >> linda: most of you've all got your potatoes, right? >> anthony: linda runs "5 loaves & 2 fishes", a food bank that holds many of the lives here together during tough times. >> bob: gracious god, we just thank you for this day that we're able to give food out again, this is not a regular give-out. watch over us and protect us, help us to keep cool heads. ♪ father, we pray over the food we're about to eat, for the nourishment our body is blessed, in the name of christ, amen. >> group: amen. â...

Was called the "billion-dollar coal field." i made -- base salary was $94,000 a year. i also taught vocational school and most of the kids i had said, "well, i don't need this. i'm going to go in the coal mines." >> jina: there's just an education piece there now that we're trying to instill in some of the people that still have the mentality that coal is king. you know, we don't doubt that but we try to think outside the box to look at some other opportunities that might be there. >> coach: get more physical. let's go! run. >> anthony: the mount view golden knights have long carried the mantl...