Hillbilly

Hillbilly (such as " country bumpkin ", " Almseppl " ) is an often used derogatory term for residents of the rural, mountainous areas of the U.S. such as the Appalachians and the Ozarks. The musical style of the same name is another term for the Old- Time Music.

Background

Anthony Harkins, author of Hillbilly: A Cultural History of an American Icon sees the first mention of the term in 1900 it was said that in the New York Journal of " Hill - Billie " has been described as a free and non -bent white citizen of Alabama, " in the mountains. lives, not great what she has to say, so attracting much as he can, talks like him, the beak has grown, whiskey drinking, if he gets what, and bangs on your mood through the area. " A return to in the Appalachian early settled Irish Protestants and Scottish words such as Hill -folk and Billie or a nickname from the time of William III. ( Orange ) in England in the 17th century is sometimes assumed, but is unlikely. The term has come up until later, until the Civil War, the Appalachian Mountains were far more backward than other regions.

As typical of the hillbillies were poor, large ( vgl.Shotgun Wedding) and feuding clans Farmer as the Hatfield - McCoy feud, who lived in gloomy valleys of the Black distillery. During the Great Depression, many residents moved to the big cities, comics such as Li'l Abner and films from the series Ma and Pa Kettle spread the stereo category between 1930 and 1960. Especially the northward migration taking place became known as Hillbilly Highway.