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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 i'm headed to central appalachia, a place many folks don't 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 probably picture something like this, or this. harmful stereotypes of poor white folks. we'll have to tak...

All right. >> reporter: appalachia is not a place, it's a region. 13 states, 206,000 square miles and 26 million people. the 2.5 million black appalachians are the largest minority group here, disrupting that singular white working class narrative that we often hear in the media. black appalachians came here over generations, dating all the way back to the conquistadors. they worked the coal mines. they fought for labor rights right alongside white appalachians, and they won. they hunted and farmed and all things considered appalachia, black folks found a pretty decent life. but we all know ho...

Diversity and inclusion. giving each other ribbons and awards. hollywood remains still one of the most intollerrant industries in the world. and try going on the tradition being known as openly conservative. good luck. the liberal dogma is extremely difficult to crack. and the powers that bemake exceptions once in a while. it is usually for only those stars with huge name i.d. like john victoria or sylvester stallone or roseaun herself. in the meantime millions of tv viewers are voting wir that eyeballs. they're looking forward to see where miss bar takes this working class narrative. maybe ri...