Melungeon (/ məˈlʌndʒən / mə-LUN-jən) (sometimes also spelled Malungean, Melangean, Melungean, Melungin[3]) was a slur [4] historically applied to individuals and families of mixed-race ancestry with roots in colonial Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina who were primarily descended from free people of color and white settlers. [5][6 ...

Mar 1, 2010 · Capturing Appalachia’s “Mountain People” Shelby Lee Adams’ 1990 photograph of life in the eastern Kentucky mountains captured a poignant tradition

Jan 24, 2021 · Within the Appalachian Mountains, from the mountainous regions of Tennessee and Virginia, to parts of Kentucky, there has traditionally been a group of people known as the Melungeons.

Hillbilly is a term historically used for White people who dwell in rural, mountainous areas in the United States, primarily in the Appalachian region and Ozarks. As people migrated out of the region during the Great Depression, the term spread northward and westward with them.

Jun 18, 2015 · The Appalachian region of the US is a beautiful place with a rich and sometimes tragic history. It is home to so much creativity, and has been a place of devastating poverty. Today, its bands and artists make up an integral part of the underground.

Appalachian Americans, or simply Appalachians, are Americans living in the geocultural area of Appalachia in the eastern United States, or their descendants. [2][3]

Oct 17, 2023 · It is well-known for its natural terrain and its peculiar people, but how did Appalachia come to be this way? This is the story of Appalachia and its people. At least as …

Oct 18, 2023 · His new book, From the Heads of the Hollers, contains 90 of these unpublished photographs, portraying the culture and people of Appalachia.

“Hill People: Appalachian Culture and the American State” Introduction to Cultivated Country: Subsistence Farms, the New Deal, and the Creation of a Federal Landscape in Appalachia

Mar 8, 2018 · The true meaning is hill folk, the mountain people of the Appalachian area. Traditional Appalachian life was hard, but it is the root of what we call sustainable living.