Poor men south of Richmond? Why much of the rural South is in economic crisis
By Peter A. Coclanis, Professor of History; Director of the Global Research Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Louis M. Kyriakoudes, Director, Albert Gore Research Center and Professor of History, Middle Tennessee State University
After a 20th-century manufacturing boom, the region has been in a decadeslong decline. Rural factory towns can blame technology and globalization for their woes.
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Wednesday, November 15, 2023