Vice President JD Vance's 2016 memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" has been criticized by many who feel it is an inaccurate portrayal of ...

"It’s full of untruths, intentionally manipulative stories," said an Appalachian scholar. Here's why the book was so controversial ...

Before Vance was a couple of steps away from the most powerful position in the world, he was just a self-proclaimed “hillbilly” raised in the Appalachian mountains, living in poverty ...

Before Vance was a couple of steps away from the most powerful position in the world, he was just a self-proclaimed “hillbilly” raised in the Appalachian mountains, living in poverty ...

There is an assortment of artifacts reflecting early writers and their effects on the hillbilly image, as well as artifacts from Knoxville’s 1910 Appalachian Exposition. One case contains a vari ...

Based on the bestselling memoir by J.D. Vance, HILLBILLY ELEGY is a modern exploration of the American Dream and three generations of an Appalachian family as told by its youngest member ...

Reviews at the time claimed the film "Hillbilly Elegy" fell short in depicting ... for bringing to light the socioeconomic woes of Appalachian culture, as well as addressing issues like addiction ...