[stylist] thoughts on rednecks

[EvaMarie Sanchez]

There are actually more than  a few aps for that and my daughter says I am
a nerd. Well, there goes my redneck status. hahaha
Eve

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On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 8:27 PM, Susan Tabor via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org
> wrote:

> Hi, Chris:
>
> Thanks for sharing! This is a bit of history of which I was not aware.
> Very
> interesting!
> Susan
>
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> Chris,
> Amen to this.
> Donna
>
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>
> I'm not real comfortable with the term 'redneck', especially as it is used
> today. To most, I believe it means Southern white trash-people who are
> conservative, bigoted, outspoken, gun nuts, and so on.
>
>
>
> However, I believe the term derives from early in the 20th century,, and
> was
> used, also derogatorily, as a term for Appalachian coal miners who pushed
> for unionization. We all know from John Steinbeck how horrible migrant
> workers were treated during the 1930s, and from Upton Sinclair how horrible
> the meat workers were treated at the turn of the 20th century, but not
> everyone knows about how horrible the coal mine owners treated their
> workers
> back then-and still do today. (one exception-John Grisham's 'Gray
> Mountain')
> It was and still is one of the most dangerous jobs around. Death by black
> lung is almost guaranteed, and since the people of Appalachia are so poor,
> and the coal companies own the government, conditions haven't improved
> much.
>
>
>
> Anyway, back in the 1920's, coal miners would wear red bandanas around
> their
> necks to signify they wanted unions. They were called, and called
> themselves, rednecks, and were often killed for their 'agitation'.
>
>
>
> So despite the current derogatory nature of the term redneck, it still
> holds
> a  reverent spot in my heart. Especially when I think of all the people who
> died trying to institute basic safety and medical coverage for the men who
> slaved in those horrible mines years ago.
>
>
>
> Chris
>
>
>
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