HAZARD, Ky. -- CBS is scouring my county for "The Real Beverly Hillbillies." Evidently, Les Moonves, CEO of CBS, thinks families who have struggled with poverty for generations and overcome obstacles ...
Riley Crabtree is a Columbus Dispatch opinion writer. The first-generation college student was raised near Jackson, Ohio and attends Miami University. Like JD Vance, I am from the great state of Ohio.
It’s easy to understand why “Hillbilly Elegy,” the 2016 memoir by JD Vance, piqued the interest of the American people. It recycles a narrative America has relied on for a century to sleep soundly ...
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) - WANTED: Extended family from deep in the Appalachian backwoods, unfamiliar with big-city life. Must be willing to load up the truck and move to Beverly. Hills, that is. Casting ...
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The Controversial History of the Word ‘Hillbilly,’ Which Was First Defined in Print 125 Years Ago
In our nation’s early years, those who lived in isolated areas of the Appalachian Mountains were called mountaineers. However, as the industrial revolution brought more people into towns and cities, ...
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