Poverty in Appalachia

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This paper explores the reasons for the extreme poverty that exists in most of the Appalachian region of the U.S., discusses the effects of Calvinism on the continuing despair of the region, and provides possible suggestions for improvement.

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"While the Appalachian region of the South suffered even in the antebellum heyday of the cotton boom, the condition worsened during the Civil War, when Appalachia suffered from the general devastation affecting the South and the exploitative tactics of Northerners, especially in terms of supply merchants and heavy, unrealistic agricultural prices for much-needed credit lines (148). The banking disaster of the 1930's and poor agricultural distribution and marketing decisions sent the region plunging even further into poverty. Furthermore, the decline in agriculture in the United States, creating difficulties across the country, has led to additional problems for Appalachia."

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