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Jun 30, 2025 1 hr 4 min

Hillbilly Face

from Before We Were White

A simple question: Why have "poor white people" - aka Rednecks and Hillbillies - always been seen as legitimate targets for vicious mockery and public ridicule by "mainstream" American society? The answer to that question goes to the heart of early colonial American self-identity. Visit our website: beforewewerewhite.com Follow us on Substack: Brian Halpin@beforewewerewhitepodcast Support our work: beforewewerewhite.com/support/ Subscribe and leave a review!

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