User:Emmadeitz/Hillbilly Highway

Lead

The term hillbilly is considered to be a modern term because it showed up in the early 1900s.

Appalachia

The Appalachia is divided into 13 regions but is grouped into three commonly known sections; northern, central, and southern. Throughout the Appalachian region there are at least 31 mountains.

Coal mining

The decline of mining and the move north

Factories like General Motors started recruiting people after World War II, causing around seven million people to migrate North. Whites tended to go to areas in Ohio and Pittsburgh, while African- Americans tended to go to areas in Detroit and Baltimore.

Appalachian migration

Detroit

Migrant identity

Many families were forced to separate and adapt to new environments, causing traumatic experiences. The discrimination and negative stereotypes that they faced caused new issues that went into following generations. The migrants felt out of place and had a hard time feeling apart of their new community.

References

Bryan, M. (2020, December 22). Appalachian Mountains facts. Retrieved March 27, 2021, from https://facts.net/world/landmarks/appalachian-mountains-facts/

The Hillbilly Highway, Mapping a Living Network. (n.d.). Retrieved March 27, 2021, from https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=b44f93ec18844109b1d26979d541b426

Tabler, D. (2021, March 15). Where the Hillbilly highway ends. Retrieved March 27, 2021, from https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2011/08/where-hillbilly-highway-ends.html