It was the sort of white flight that could never have identified itself as such: My family was pulled as much as pushed from Gwinnett County to Forsyth. Only a little farther from Atlanta, the schools shrank by an order of magnitude. It was less than an hour away, but […]
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J.D. Vance’s View of ‘Hillbilly Culture’ isn’t a Prognosis for Appalachia’s Economic Decline — It’s a Symptom
As the coal industry continues its steady retreat from Appalachia, much is at stake for the workers who once populated its nearly endless sea of jobs. But many white working-class men are staying right where they are. A recent report from Business Insider evidenced this denial of the coal industry’s […]
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