Sadly, a lot of people in Appalachia have things in common with blacks in the city ghettos:
1) Drug use.
2) Education is not considered important.
3) Language deficiencies make it difficult to break out and achieve among people whose language skills are much higher.
4) Low self-esteem.
5) Crime - too much looking for a fast buck instead of looking for a steady job.
6) No sense/care about making something look nice. Settle for a public building with poor signage and no landscaping whatsoever. Little to no effort put into making things look nice.
Blacks have seen better days, too, before liberals decided to “help” them.