Hillbilly Highway

Matt Fraser's 'Hillbilly Highway' traces the large-scale migration of Appalachians from rural regions to industrial Midwestern cities during the mid-20th century, exploring the cultural, economic, and political impacts of this movement.

Fraser examines migrants' experiences, the reception they faced in destination cities, and how their migration reshaped both sending and receiving communities.

The book combines archival research, oral histories, and social analysis to show how this demographic shift influenced labor markets, urban policy, and regional identities.

Fraser also discusses discrimination and cultural clashes that arose as migrants integrated into new urban settings.

The book sheds light on a crucial but underexamined episode of internal U.S.

migration and its enduring implications.