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The Appalachian community has historically been centered in the neighborhood of Uptown. Beginning after World War I, Appalachian people moved to Chicago in droves seeking jobs. Between 1940 and 1970, approximately 3.2 million Appalachian and Southern migrants settled in Chicago and elsewhere in the Midwest.
The Young Patriots Organization (YPO) was an American leftist organization of mostly White Southerners from Uptown, Chicago.Originating in 1968 and active until 1973, the organization was designed to support young, white migrants from the Appalachia region who experienced extreme poverty and discrimination.
1778 map by Thomas Hutchins of the French settlements in the Illinois Country showing the "Road from Kaskaskias to Cahokia" highlighted in yellow. The Kaskaskia–Cahokia Trail was the first road (used for walking and stagecoaches) in Illinois, running from Kaskaskia to Cahokia.
Pages in category "History of Chicago" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 244 total. ... History of the Appalachian people in Chicago ...
History of the Appalachian people in Chicago; D. History of the Appalachian people in Metro Detroit This page was last edited on 9 March 2016, at 08:47 (UTC). Text is ...
Dec. 22—As snow blankets the ancient Appalachian Mountains, many of the region's inhabitants come together to celebrate the holiday season, with traditions and time-honored recipes at the ...
Urban Appalachians are people from or with close ancestral ties to Appalachia who are living in metropolitan areas outside of the region. Because migration has been occurring for decades, most are not first generation migrants from the region but are long-term city dwellers.
A good bit of Appalachian history and arts got soaked in the record flooding in Eastern Kentucky.. In Whitesburg, water may have breached the vault at Appalshop, where the arts and media ...