The Ozarks: America's Identity Crisis

The Ozarks are a cultural region in America known for being about hunting, fishing, and hillbillies. However the reality of their history is a bit more complicated.
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00:00 - Intro
00:29 - What are the Ozarks?
01:05 - The Ozarks' Identity Crisis
03:52 - Early Ozarkian history.
06:32 - American settlers
08:15 - American Civil War and Gang Violence
09:53 - Ozarkian Fantasy
11:23 - Ozarkian Reality
12:07 - Modern Ozarks

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Music Used:
"Americana" and "Whiskey on the Mississippi" by Kevin MacLeod
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Sources:
- Blevins, Brooks. A History of the Ozarks. Vol. 1. Springfield, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2018.
- Blevins, Brooks. A History of the Ozarks. Vol. 2. Springfield, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2019.
- Blevins, Brooks. A History of the Ozarks. Vol. 3. Springfield, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2021.
- "'Jubilee' Turning to Color TV" (April 30, 1961), Springfield Leader-Press
- Ozark Race Riots. https://oaahm.omeka.net/exhibits/show...