The secret history of race in the United States. .

From: Yale Law Journal | Date: April 1, 2003| Author: Sharfstein, Daniel J. | Copyright information

INTRODUCTION

In the beginning, there was a man named Looney. George Looney's world was Buchanan County, Virginia, a pocket of Appalachian hills and hollows that juts into Kentucky and West Virginia. In 1911, his place in this world was secure. Where lumber was the only industry in town, (1) Looney owned a mill and a store. He had a thriving family. His home was near Looney's Creek.

But Looney's world was changing. Outsiders were moving to Appalachia to chop, ...

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