Asheville, North Carolina's Hood Huggers: Rebuilding 'Affrilachia'

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Asheville, North Carolina's Hood Huggers: Rebuilding 'Affrilachia'

Have you heard of the term 'Affrilachia'—pronounced 'aff-rill-lay-chia', like the words 'African' and 'Appalachia' put together? Affrilachia is a term

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