that Appalachia, long portrayed as uniformly settled by the Scot-Irish and solely inhabited by poor working class Whites, has for centuries had an African American population that in some cases amounted to 25% of Appalachian inhabitants, an omission that manages to stereotype both races.

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that Appalachia, long portrayed as uniformly settled by the Scot-Irish and solely inhabited by poor working class Whites, has for centuries had an African American population that in some cases amounted to 25% of Appalachian inhabitants, an omission that manages to stereotype both races.


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Fun Fact: that Appalachia, long portrayed as uniformly settled by the Scot-Irish and solely inhabited by poor working class Whites, has for centuries had an African American population that in some cases amounted to 25% of Appalachian inhabitants, an omission that manages to stereotype both races.

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