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Abby Lee Hood: Rediscovering the progressive roots of the âhillbilliesâ In the early 1900s rednecks and hillbillies werenât backward; they were ahead of the times.
(Eleni Kalorkoti | The New York Times)
I left my hometown because I felt alienated from its conservative values. Turns out theyâd simply forgotten our progressive roots.
By Abby Lee Hood | For The New York Times
  | Feb. 2, 2021, 5:13 p.m.
Nashville â I canât remember the first time I heard the word âredneck,â but when I was growing up in Middle Tennessee it was usually spoken with pride â tossed around at the bluegrass festivals I went to. My grandfather would pick guitar, and Iâd play fiddle, usually in a circle of old-timers under a shade tree at the Summertown Bluegrass Reunion.