Southern Culture
The south has been a rapidly changing region in the United States. The south today, in comparison with seventies south, has transformed in a positive way. The “old” south has disappeared introducing the rebirth of an entire region. With the rebirth of the southern region, brought southern staples and destinations only unique to the south. The south is no longer a segregated, slave filled region. From increased population, to the establishment of southern staples, and getaway vacations, the south has flourished immensely from it’s soiled past. Southern white culture is dead and the old southern way of life has vanished. Slavery has been abolished and racism nipped. Today the south has exploded in population by 40% introducing the birth of
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The rural south was now a high tech, innovative region that welcomed diversity from other regions of the United States. This diversity introduced change in southern culture and the rebirth of the entire region. From the creation of NASA, to the popular beaches and cities the south was booming.“They were not the plantation overseers of ignorant hillbillies of the past..” says Schulman. The people of the south were not their forefathers. They were finally laying to rest all the negative stereotypes associated with the region. Citizens of the south have taken their history and transformed it into something more positive. When speaking on the south in the past there were always negative associations, but with the rebirth of this region, people were taking those negative assumptions and using them to their advantage. Southerners have taken their past and made it into something positive. From the evolution of country fashion, to the formation of annual getaway destinations, the south has risen from its history. “Southerners no longer felt ashamed of their region..” (Schulman 114) The south was becoming a more innovative region. Southerners created fashion, music, and technology not seen in other regions. This innovation created a boom in regional pride and unity amongst its population. The south did a complete metamorphosis and changed for the better. “On the contrary, their culture… became increasingly popular in the very places where it had been most disdained.” (Schulman,
The rural south was now a high tech, innovative region that welcomed diversity from other regions of the United States. This diversity introduced change in southern culture and the rebirth of the entire region. From the creation of NASA, to the popular beaches and cities the south was booming.“They were not the plantation overseers of ignorant hillbillies of the past..” says Schulman. The people of the south were not their forefathers. They were finally laying to rest all the negative stereotypes associated with the region. Citizens of the south have taken their history and transformed it into something more positive. When speaking on the south in the past there were always negative associations, but with the rebirth of this region, people were taking those negative assumptions and using them to their advantage. Southerners have taken their past and made it into something positive. From the evolution of country fashion, to the formation of annual getaway destinations, the south has risen from its history. “Southerners no longer felt ashamed of their region..” (Schulman 114) The south was becoming a more innovative region. Southerners created fashion, music, and technology not seen in other regions. This innovation created a boom in regional pride and unity amongst its population. The south did a complete metamorphosis and changed for the better. “On the contrary, their culture… became increasingly popular in the very places where it had been most disdained.” (Schulman,