THE "real" "AMERICANS(u.s.)"??
My Great-Grandmother was a daughter of a Virginia Slave. From her picture, she was as "white" as Nancy Reagan! If you read much history of slavery in the Americas, whether in Mexico, where the Catholic Church first came up with the idea; or, in the U.S.; you can stumble across the fact that the Slave Masters preferred the "company" of their own slaves, to that of the "white trash" that worked for them as "Overseers". The "best blood" of our Founders can be found coursing the veins of "Black" Americans, as a result. To discover the "real" Daughters of the American Revolution ... (you can figure out what you have to do).
Virginia is a former slave state, one of the original 13 Colonies of our Founding, and a part of Appalachia!
Named "Un-ending Mountains" by Native Americans, Appalachia extends from New York down to Georgia. As people migrated away from there, they took much of their culture and folkways with them.
I grew in Missouri, eating "greens", "corn-bread and beans", and similar fare. A majority (7 of 13) of the original colonies are connected by the Appalachias. Root stock: Native Americans, Irish, English, Scotch, German, and Polish. Quite a "brew"!
In an on-line article entitled: Appalachian Regional Ministry, the "stigma" attached to this region by movies from HOLLYWOOD, like "Deliverance", is a pattern that was followed by T.V. (Beverly Hillbillies).
Who are these people; really!: (they, reportedly, prize their seclusion) , they represent many "strains" that are evident in our national struggle to govern ourselves under the first non-white President in our history. Chief among them are poverty and poor education. They have been lumped among the "white trash" in our Mass Media Mind-Set. The Ministry article cites their enduring positive qualities: hard-work, family loyalty, kindness among "their own"; that serve our nation well to this day. How, and where, do we find the "real" Appalachians today? Even the "Appalachians" would probably not think of looking among our nation's "blacks"!! No matter where you or your forebears came from, you probably have a significant number of "black" Americans who are "kin" to you!
Stay Vigilant! Like a Malignant Spine, this region continues to infect or nation and our politics with centuries-old habits and beliefs.
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