JSTOR is a digital library for scholars, researchers, and students. Kelli Marshall explores a brief history of the word. Willie Robertson, of Duck Dynasty. By: Kelli Marshall. April 7, October 3, Share Tweet Email Print. Rednecks, Back in the Day In America, the word redneck dates back to the s, and in different parts of the country at different times, its meaning has shifted.
Communists a term black southerners used—alongside poor white trash, cracker, and peckerwood —to poke fun at poor white country folks white coal miners who belonged to labor unions in West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, western Pennsylvania, and southern Illinois and Indiana any white racist, regardless of his or her class position or birthplace These are all pretty degrading characterizations and perhaps what most people have in mind when they hear the word redneck.
But over time, the word took on different meaning for African-Americans, said William Link, a professor of history at the University of Florida and author of "The Paradox of Southern Progressivism, The tension between whites and blacks, particularly between whites calling themselves rednecks, persisted as those workers left the farms for factory and textile jobs. He said the word does historically have racial connotations "but just like any other word you have to really look at it in the context that it's used.
Redman said he's been talking about the Johnson case a lot this week, even in his barbershop. And the reaction is always the same, disbelief that the word redneck could cause such a stir. Facebook Twitter Email. What does redneck really mean? Estepp launched the business five years ago to prove a point, he says. While embroiled in a fight to save historic Blair Mountain from mining, officials told him that no visitor would ever pay a dime to tour the site.
So he set up a website and started spreading the word that he was offering trips. Heritage tourism is a model that benefits from local culture because Appalachians love the past.
We love to tell stories about the past; we love to remember it; and yes, sometimes we stubbornly cling to it when we might be better off looking ahead. In the heritage tourism sector, that habit becomes an asset. A talent for interpreting history becomes a job skill. When Estepp leads tourists through mountain towns, he says local people almost always approach the tour group unbidden to share first-hand stories with the visitors. People such as these are positioned to become the curators of coal mining history, roles that challenge the common assumption that tourism offers only low-wage service jobs.
Those who stand to benefit most in tourism economies are those who open their own businesses, and not everyone is cut out for that. So we must ensure that the local residents who endure the increased traffic, gawking, and other less pleasant side effects of tourism can earn living wages from this industry.
Simply put, it costs a lot of money to preserve historic buildings. The nearest interstate highway is two hours away. Heritage tourists thrive on context and interpretation, and we must develop the websites, the interpretive signs, the paths, and the stairs to help them access local history. Finally, these folks need to eat, sleep, and buy souvenirs. Compared to the so-called human costs of coal—the social, health, and environmental impacts experienced by those living in coal communities in Appalachia—heritage tourism drains fewer resources.
It tends to protect what we have rather than extracting it for export. Tools to create your own word lists and quizzes.
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