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Black Writers and Poets Are Upending Stereotypes About Appalachia


Black Writers and Poets Are Upending Stereotypes About Appalachia
Kentucky poet Frank X Walker in 2013. Walker coined the term “Affrilachia” to upend assumptions about who is part of Appalachia.
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Affrilachian artistry and identity allows Appalachia to be fully seen as the diverse and culturally rich region that it is.
Open a dictionary and you’ll see “Appalachian” described as a “native or inhabitant of Appalachia, especially one of predominantly Scotch-Irish, English, or German ancestry.”
Read J.D. Vance’s
Hillbilly Elegy and you’ll enter a world that’s White, poor, and uncultured, with few, if any, people of color. ....

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