A Historiographic Account of Stereotypes, Ideology, and Education in an Appalachian Region.
Narratives of Appalachia's difference (like deficiencies or lack) began to circulate heavily after the Civil War. Despite images of illiterate, violent folks living in primitive cabins and feuding with rival families, mountain counties across southwest Virginia instituted public schooling. In this a...
| Published in: | Journal of Appalachian Studies Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 165 - 181 |
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Appalachian Studies Association
Fall2024
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