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In response to the discussion of the Deep South earlier in this thread, I'd argue that the 'Deep South' is best described as consisting of the following states or regions of states:
Eastern North Carolina
South Carolina (excluding the Upstate third)
Southern half of Georgia
Northern Florida
Southern half of Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
East Texas
Southeast Arkansas
West Tennessee
This is not to say that I consider these regions to be "the real South" any more than the non-Deep South areas of the South. The South is not one monolithic region, and you'd be hard-pressed to tell me that the "mountain South" is not Southern or "the real South." Appalachian culture, in my eyes, is largely a subset of Southern culture, much like how lowland/Deep South or Piedmont is another. I know this is hard to accept for certain "Deep South purists," but then again, these are the people who think North Carolina and Virginia are not Southern states. And as such, such opinions are largely irrelevant.
In response to the discussion of the Deep South earlier in this thread, I'd argue that the 'Deep South' is best described as consisting of the following states or regions of states:
Eastern North Carolina
South Carolina (excluding the Upstate third)
Southern half of Georgia
Northern Florida
Southern half of Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
East Texas
Southeast Arkansas
West Tennessee
This is not to say that I consider these regions to be "the real South" any more than the non-Deep South areas of the South. The South is not one monolithic region, and you'd be hard-pressed to tell me that the "mountain South" is not Southern or "the real South." Appalachian culture, in my eyes, is largely a subset of Southern culture, much like how lowland/Deep South or Piedmont is another. I know this is hard to accept for certain "Deep South purists," but then again, these are the people who think North Carolina and Virginia are not Southern states. And as such, such opinions are largely irrelevant.
So you only consider the areas of the south where cash crop cultivation, and therefore slavery, were prevalent?
In response to the discussion of the Deep South earlier in this thread, I'd argue that the 'Deep South' is best described as consisting of the following states or regions of states:
Eastern North Carolina
South Carolina (excluding the Upstate third)
Southern half of Georgia
Northern Florida
Southern half of Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
East Texas
Southeast Arkansas
West Tennessee
This is not to say that I consider these regions to be "the real South" any more than the non-Deep South areas of the South. The South is not one monolithic region, and you'd be hard-pressed to tell me that the "mountain South" is not Southern or "the real South." Appalachian culture, in my eyes, is largely a subset of Southern culture, much like how lowland/Deep South or Piedmont is another. I know this is hard to accept for certain "Deep South purists," but then again, these are the people who think North Carolina and Virginia are not Southern states. And as such, such opinions are largely irrelevant.
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Pretty Decent! A good draft/start.
However, this is really it right here:
The Deep South
South Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Georgia
North Florida
West Tennessee
The Arkansas Delta
Southeastern North Carolina
I see the Deep South as being Flatter, Hotter, Wetter, More Palm/Oak Trees, No Autumn Season, etc. If one were to drive through Vestavia Hills into Homewood on Montgomery Hwy, they wouldn't instantly think "Wow, this is the Deep South.." while staring at the Backdrop of Foothills in the distance... lol
Knowing the Dallas area as well as I do, I can say with confidence that the most glaring quality setting it apart from the rest of the south is the drier climate, but that hardly ties into the culture itself which isn't less southern than Houston in any quantifiable way.
Houston is more southern, no matter how you look at it. There are differences between Houston and the other big metros in Texas. And that’s ok.
No, Houston isn't in the Deep South. Atlanta is known for being the capital of the region (Deep South), but Houston is the largest in the entire American South and is more diverse than ATL.
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