WilliamHTurnerPhD-photo-2-2018 Published on February 7, 2018in A scholar and pioneer: Turner speaks on African-American history in Appalachia View full-size image LEADING THE WAY: Scholar William H. Turner co-edited the 1985 anthology ‘Blacks in Appalachia.’ His research on the topic is among the earliest in the field. He will speak at UNCA on Thursday, Feb. 22.