The term "Tobacco Road" has been synonymous for nearly 100 years with rural poverty, more or less the country equivalent of "Skid Row." It seems to have come into use following the publication of a popular novel by that name,
The term "Tobacco Road" has been synonymous for nearly 100 years with rural poverty, more or less the country equivalent of "Skid Row." It seems to have come into use following the publication of a popular novel by that name,