Culture of the Southern United States

immigrants to be allowed entry into America is the nature of diversity that they bring. As it stands, America has global representation in most of the major cities. The implication is that Americans have the exposure to a globalized way of life, an aspect that cannot be said of any other country. This is a factor that the country needs to be proud about as opposed to finding ways of stopping it. Having this kind of diversity is an enriching experience that every American should be allowed to enjoy. This is also beneficial since people can invest in culture. An example is the aspect of food, which is an important aspect of culture. America has ethnic restaurants that cover almost all countries in the world. An American is therefore accustomed to the dishes from different parts of the world, and it has led to the development of the restaurant industry into one of the biggest pillars of the economy. The same can be applied to more aspect of culture. In addition, the world has experienced globalization, whereby traditional boundaries are increasingly being broken down. The future, therefore, demands that people be trained to be more culturally diverse, and America is the best place where this kind of training occurs. American children growing in a culturally diverse society are well prepared to deal with the realities that characterize the world they will live in. America, just like every other country has had its fair share of problems when it comes to the economy. The country…

The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—is a region of the United States of America. The South does not exactly match the geographic south, but is predominantly located in the southeastern corner; Arizona and New Mexico, which are geographically in the southern part of the country, are rarely considered part of the Southern United States, while West Virginia, which separated from Virginia in 1863,[2] commonly is.[3][4][5] Some scholars…

One nation divided; this is exactly what the United States of America was like in the early eighteen hundreds. The southern region of the United States seceded from the northern region forming a separate nation for a period of time. Each region had its very own distinct characteristics that separated the the two regions geographically, architecturally and culturally. They also differed in population, economy and transportation. There were many geographical differences between the North and the…

Reconstruction is commonly known as the time of rebuilding the United States in a post Civil War America. When slavery was abolished and the Nation was divided President Andrew Johnson had to face the daunting task of bringing the South back into the Union, as well as redefining a culture that had drastically shifted in a few short years. The culture and economy of the Southern United States had been built around slavery, when the Emancipation Proclamation was enacted, freeing the slaves and…

“American public opinion on the confederate flag remains about where it was 15 years ago, with most describing the flag as a symbol of Southern Pride more than one of racism.” (Agiesta 1) The confederate flag will always be a part of the history in the United States. It has been integrated in the culture for well over a hundred years, and now that all of a sudden a shooting happened everyone wants to blame a flag and remove it based on prejudice or racism. The flag is a symbol of patriots who…

They experienced the same economic life, having the strong national consciousness. These two parts in America is developed to be different. And the rebellion of the Southern region is not allowed in United States, because division in a unified nation state is unbearable, United States is a country. In the early time, the American was arguing about feudal states or the confederation. The confederation is not beneficial for the development of the America, because it is not balanced. However, the…

The institution of slavery within the United States(hereafter U.S.) began centuries before the country was formed, back to the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer financed by the Spanish Monarchy, in 1492. It began with simple observations of one culture from another, then progressed into intense and purposeful exploitation of the cultures deemed ‘inferior’, such as the Native Americans and African Americans, by those deemed ‘superior’, such as the colonizing…

Upon moving to the United States a hot topic among many southern historians is whether or not Kentucky should be considered a Southern State. Of course if you ask people in Kentucky, they will say yes due to its geographical location underneath the Ohio River as well as its authentic southern culture. Others will make a case saying otherwise due to Kentucky being a border State that is a Northern state. During my time at at FIU I’ve been around people from both the Midwest and the south and if…

Olsen’s book Political Culture and Secession in Mississippi: Masculinity, Honor, and the Antiparty Tradition, 1830-1860 details the political culture in one of the Deep Southern states during the strenuous lead-up to the Civil War: Mississippi. Olsen does this in a number of ways, but his most notable examples are using stories from Southern individuals and statistics on election days. It is because of this that the author makes this point very clear to his audience: the political culture of…

distinctiveness of the Southern people and to legitimate their desire for a separate national existence through the creation of a unique southern literature and culture. After the war, Southerners wanted their descendants to have pride in their heritage and understand that defeat had not destroyed the relevance of Southern identity. Key to their efforts was placing a great emphasis on the control of children’s education, especially in regard to “good history.” Educators hoped that by employing…