Social and economic stratification in Appalachia

The Appalachian region of the Eastern United States is home to over 25 million people and covers parts of mostly mountainous areas of 13 states, including Mississippi, Alabama, Pennsylvania, New York, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Maryland, and the entire state of West Virginia. ^[1]

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Allegheny Mountains

The Allegheny Mountain Range, informally the Alleghenies and also spelled Alleghany and Allegany, is part of the vast Appalachian Mountain Range of the eastern United States and Canada and posed a significant barrier to land travel in less technologically advanced eras.

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Appalachia Service Project

Appalachia Service Project or ASP is a non-governmental organization which was founded in 1969.

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Appalachian Institute

The Appalachian Institute at Wheeling Jesuit University is an organization that has since 2002 promoted research, service, and advocacy for and with the people of Appalachia to build healthier, stronger, and more sustainable communities.

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Ben Bagdikian

Ben Haig Bagdikian (January 30, 1920 – March 11, 2016) was an Armenian-American journalist, news media critic and commentator, and university professor.

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Environmental justice and coal mining in Appalachia

Environmental justice and coal mining in Appalachia is the study of environmental justice – the interdisciplinary body of social science literature studying theories of the environment and justice; environmental laws, policies, and their implementations and enforcement; development and sustainability; and political ecology – in relation to Coal mining in Appalachia.

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Hobet Coal Mine

The Hobet 21 Coal Mine in West Virginia was operational between 1974 and 2015.

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Mountain white

Mountain whites were usually poor whites living in the Southern United States in Pre-Civil War America.

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Poor White

In the United States, Poor White (or Poor Whites of the South for clarity) is the historical classification for an American sociocultural group,Flynt, J. Wayne.

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Urban Appalachians

Urban Appalachians are people from Appalachia who are living in metropolitan areas outside of the region.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_and_economic_stratification_in_Appalachia

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