Racism Today
Interracial discrimination is less institutionalized today than in the past. Like the rest of the US, racism usually exists at a more subtle level, while Black incomes and standards of living continue to remain far below those of Whites.
The South Today
Differences still remain between the South and the rest of the US. The South is still politically more conservative than most of the rest of the country. The region still has the only significant rural Black population. The dominance of the Baptist religion is also distinctive to the region. But the sense of alienation and isolation from the rest of the US, which was one of the major causes of the Civil War, has virtually disappeared.
The Gulf Coast Subregion
The Gulf Coastal
Interracial discrimination is less institutionalized today than in the past. Like the rest of the US, racism usually exists at a more subtle level, while Black incomes and standards of living continue to remain far below those of Whites.
The South Today
Differences still remain between the South and the rest of the US. The South is still politically more conservative than most of the rest of the country. The region still has the only significant rural Black population. The dominance of the Baptist religion is also distinctive to the region. But the sense of alienation and isolation from the rest of the US, which was one of the major causes of the Civil War, has virtually disappeared.
The Gulf Coast Subregion
The Gulf Coastal