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Searching for an Appalachian Accent

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Producer(s)	Charity Quillen & Kelli Caudill
Director(s)	Appalachian Media Institute
Release Date	1969
Work In Progress	n
Runtime	17 min
Youth Media	y

Film Description

Searching for an Appalachian Accent explores how traditional culture and ways of speaking have been stigmatized both by people from eastern Kentucky who feel compelled to drop their accent and by those from outside the region who don't question stereotypes about 'hillbillies.'

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Last Updated On:	February 09, 2012