Everyday Appalachian People are Coming Together

To Move Their Communities Away from an Extraction Economy To An Economy
That Values People, Land, and Mountain Heritage
SPECIAL NOTE
As we all know, in the age of the internet, anyone can place any link on their website or blog to promote their cause. A white supremacy group has posted a link on their blog to the Keeper of the Mountains Foundation. They do not speak for Larry on this or any other topic. Larry Gibson spent his life fighting for justice for everyone. He would be offended and deeply saddened by those who would use race to divide people. Larry fought for justice all over the world, in Ecuador, Papua New Guinea, and Colombia, and wanted all Appalachians, regardless of race, to have clean water. Please remember Larry in this way and understand that while we cannot control the actions of others, we will continue Larry’s legacy of justice for all Appalachians.

“It’s the people who I regard as my reward — the people who have finally had enough, who finally started doing something for themselves. I don’t need no damn plaque to hang on the wall. It’s the people. I will not become submissive to this, and that’s why I do what I do. The bumper stickers all over my damn truck is not just to get attention but to stand up for an example to show people what they should be doing. Fighting back is what they should be doing.”