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This is a list of notable Appalachian Americans, including both natives of the Appalachian Region and members of the Appalachian diaspora outside of Appalachia.
Intrigued by their mysterious origins and the debate over whether they descended from shipwrecked Ottoman sailors, escaped slaves, or Native tribes, I set out to research some of the most famous Melungeons throughout history.
Shelby Lee Adams’ 1990 photograph of life in the eastern Kentucky mountains captured a poignant tradition. Esther Renee Adams, "Mamaw," was laid to rest in her own home. In the mountains of ...
Politicians. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924), 28th president of the United States, serving during World War I. Charles Gates Dawes (1865–1951), banker, general, diplomat, composer, and 30th vice president of the United States under Calvin Coolidge.
1. The ravishing beauties of the Appalachian hills. One of America’s most enduring fictional characters is the hillbilly beauty, a tomboy as strong if not stronger as any man; voluptuous, innocent, and ever in pursuit of a man for whom she has set her cap.
Within the Appalachian Mountains, from the mountainous regions of Tennessee and Virginia, to parts of Kentucky, there has traditionally been a group of people known as the Melungeons.
The people who inhabit the slopes of the Appalachians have been there for at least 200 years, depending on the origin of their ancestors. It is well-known for its natural terrain and its peculiar people, but how did Appalachia come to be this way? This is the story of Appalachia and its people.
Within that relatively short time frame, many surprising and intriguing figures have come out of—and to—this area: Inventors, politicians, warriors, musicians, chiefs, civil rights advocates, sports heroes, preachers, business leaders, authors, educators, folklorists, and many others.
Appalachian people were complex, human, intelligent and often beautiful as portrayed in Lucy Furman’s 1920s novels about the Hindman Settlement School, or in the social realism of Elizabeth Madox Roberts or Anne W. Armstrong of the 1930s and 40s.
The birthplace of entertainers (Lucille Ball), musicians (Patsy Cline) authors (Cormac McCarthy) and scholars (Henry Louis Gates Jr.), Appalachia offers a rich slice of American history.