really part of the sections of the south that adhered so closely to notions of white supremacy.

Appalachians are 1) descended from the poor of the Irish and Scottish marches, so they were distrustful of authority and 2) lacked the finances and geographic location to own large scale plantations.

This isn't to say that they loved black people, but If I recall Eastern, TN and West Virginia wanted out of the confederacy.

Those hillfolk might not be progressive today, but they have been slandered in ways that aren't historically accurate.

"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts..." -The Bard