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Cora Lee (Phillips) Hairston (b. 1942, Sarah Anne, WV) is a musician and writer from Logan County, West Virginia. She and her husband Fred, also a musician, currently live in Omar, West Virginia. Cora Hairston is the author of two novels, Faces Behind the Dust and Hello World Here Comes Claraby Rose, both fictionalized accounts based on her childhood growing up in a Black coal camp. She spoke about her childhood, her music, and her writing practice.

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Portrait of Cora Hairston

Identifier:
4224.HairstonCora.Photo.001.5.3.16
Title:
Portrait of Cora Hairston
Date:
2016-05-03
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Description:
Cora Lee (Phillips) Hairston (b. 1942, Sarah Anne, WV) is a musician and writer from Logan County, West Virginia. She and her husband Fred, also a musician, currently live in Omar, West Virginia. Cora Hairston is the author of two novels, Faces Behind the Dust and Hello World Here Comes Claraby Rose, both fictionalized accounts based on her childhood growing up in a Black coal camp. She spoke about her childhood, her music, and her writing practice.
Subject:
African Americans--Appalachian Region and Hairston, Cora
Rights:
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Location:
Chief Logan State Park (W. Va.)
Format:
image/tiff
Source:
A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection