Appalachian stereotypes
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appalachian-stereotypes-181-12844374
title:
Appalachian stereotypes
text:
The Appalachian region and its people have historically been stereotyped by observers, with the basic perceptions of Appalachians painting them as backwards, rural, and anti-progressive. These widespread, limiting views of Appalachia and its people began to develop in the post-Civil War; Those who "discovered" Appalachia found it to be a very strange environment, and depicted its "otherness" in their writing. These depictions have persisted and are still present in common understandings of Appal
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Inaccurate impressions about Appalachian people and culture
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_stereotypes
date created:
2013-04-25T12:31:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T02:24:35Z
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