US south

Exploring the South

In this post I will write about the southern region of the USA. I will write about what is typical for this region, how a typical citizen of the south is and what kind of different dialects they speak in this region. I will also bring up the southern perspective of the Civil War and how the issues about racial identity and integration have progressed over time and about racism in the southern region today.

The south was traditionally an agricultural region and much less urban than today. More and more people are moving to the south and is becoming a popular destination. The south has a very varied culture and history. The rednecks in Texas and the high percentage of afro-americans in New Orleans shows the diversity in culture and people. The dialects vary from Inland/Southern-Inland dialect, commonly recongnized as the redneck-Texan dialect, to Southern dialect which is recognized as the way an afro-american talks.

The issues about racial identity and intergration has become more and more positive as the time has passed since the Civil War. Afro-americans are more accepted than before and they can live like they're supposed to do. People are less racist than before, but there does exist some racism that is more hidden than direct racism, atleast among normal people. There are organizations like KKK that are concentrating to promote a specfic human race.

Their information page goes like this: "Our aims include fighting for White Civil Rights, educating our people concerning the problems that face our race, culture, and civilization, and uniting and organizing those of our people who are still resistant towards the ever-increasing anti-White hysteria that is plaguing the entire white world."

They're basically against any other race than white people.

During the civil war Abraham Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery which was going on in the south. The south didn't want to abolish it because they meant it would destroy their economy. But the north won and the slavery was abolished.

Exploring the South

What is typical for this region?

What kind of dialects do they speak?

•Learn more about Southern culture by exploring southern websites; what do they seem to value? How do they present themselves? How can you tell a Southerner from any other American?

•How have the issues of racial identity and integration progressed over time? What about racism today? Look at the KKK website; what do they have to say for themselves?

•Read about the Civil War. Try to find information from both a Union and from a Confederate perspective. We tend to learn our history through the eyes of the victors. What about the South?