Appalachians (People)
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Appalachians (People)
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85087812
- info:lc/authorities/sh85087812
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85087812#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Appalachian people
- Mountain whites (Southern States)
Broader Terms
Earlier Established Forms
- Mountain whites (Southern States)
Sources
- found: Encyc. of Southern Culture, 1989 ("Appalachians" ... pictured as proud, fiercely independent .... conversely ... as fighting and feuding ... ignorant degenerates downtrodden by centuries of isolation, inbreeding, and poverty)
- found: Encyc. of World Cultures, 1991 ("Appalachians" refers to a largely rural people who reside in the southern Appalachian region covering about 110,000 square miles in the states of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama")
- found: Harvard Encyc. of Amer. Ethnic Groups, 1980 (Appalachians lack the church organizations, distinct language, and racial characteristics that often define an ethnic group. What group consciousness they have comes from their distinctive kinship system, religion, dialect, and music.")
- found: Random House dict. (Appalachian, n.: a native or inhabitant of Appalachia, esp. one of predominantly Scotch-Irish, English, or German ancestry who exemplifies the characteristic cultural traditions of this region.)
- found: Encarta world Eng. dict. (Appalachian, n.: somebody from Appalachia)
LC Classification
- F210
Change Notes
- 2002-08-17: new
- 2002-10-03: revised
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