This week I am talking about race, poverty, and the memoir Hillbilly Elegy with my guest Dr. Carson Byrd. When J.D. Vance's book Hillbilly Elegy was published in 2016, many thought it a good insight into the poverty in rural Appalachia. However, the book's portrayal of white, lower-class communities, raised some skepticism. In this episode we talk about the ways the book addressed (or didn't address) race, the stereotypes it dealt in, and discuss what terms like "color-blind" really mean.

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