EPISODE · Oct 20, 2018 · 9 MIN
The Strike at Salt Lick High School
from Stories of Appalachia · host Steve Gilly, Rod Mullins
In 1953, Salt Lick High School in Bath County, Kentucky, was scheduled to close with the students there transferred to nearby Owingsville High School. The students were having none of it, so they organized a strike and kidnapped the superintendent of schools. Today we tell that story. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play or on your own favorite podcast app. We're on Facebook @storiesofappalachia and on Twitter @storyappalachia...join us there for more stories about the history of this place we call home. Thanks for lending us your ears, y'all.
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In 1953, Salt Lick High School in Bath County, Kentucky, was scheduled to close with the students there transferred to nearby Owingsville High School. The students were having none of it, so they organized a strike and kidnapped the superintendent of schools. Today we tell that story. You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play or on your own favorite podcast app. We're on Facebook @storiesofappalachia and on Twitter @storyappalachia...join us there for more stories about the history of this place we call home. Thanks for lending us your ears, y'all.
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