HILL BILLY: THE EARLIEST KNOWN AFRICAN AMERICAN USAGES.

This article examines the origin and use of the word hillbillie. The authors discuss how the origin of the word coincided with the growth of railroads in the Appalachian and Ozark Mountains. This development brought numerous amounts of workers and tourists into these regions for the first time. They...

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Publicado en:	American Speech Vol. 83; no. 2; pp. 214 - 222
Autores principales:	Huber, Patrick, Drowne, Kathleen
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Duke University Press Summer2008
Materias:	Epithets Jones, J. A. Hawthrone, Julian Appalachians (People) Mountain people African Americans Nineteenth century Ozark Mountains Southern States Appalachian Region
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