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Whites can still control the local political machine in a majority Black town. I also see that the Democrat that won the election is the city's first Black mayor.
As a native Marylander I will say that the rural parts of Maryland (Eastern shore, far southern Maryland and Carroll county) are pretty southern. The vote republican drive pickup trucks and listen to country music. However most people who live in Maryland wouldn't call them selves southern. Oddly enough there's some people in southern PA and south Jersey who fight the stereotype of being a southerner. Some even fly the confederate flag. This may sound weird but I think the south doesn't officially begin until Fredricksburg Virginia but it also ends at Harrisburg PA (Or Camden New Jersey). Anything in between there is possibly southern but not absolutely southern, if that makes any sense.
As a native Marylander I will say that the rural parts of Maryland (Eastern shore, far southern Maryland and Carroll county) are pretty southern. The vote republican drive pickup trucks and listen to country music. However most people who live in Maryland wouldn't call them selves southern. Oddly enough there's some people in southern PA and south Jersey who fight the stereotype of being a southerner. Some even fly the confederate flag. This may sound weird but I think the south doesn't officially begin until Fredricksburg Virginia but it also ends at Harrisburg PA (Or Camden New Jersey). Anything in between there is possibly southern but not absolutely southern, if that makes any sense.
Lol is that your description of a southerner? I think it's fair to say a typical pick up truck riding, country music listening, and the republican mentality person are everywhere.
How many times can one say "culturally, linguistically, and demographically Southern"?
MD changed, VA is changing now. Have at it, keep moving that line :-)
"Moving that line"? It's silly. Florida changed a long time ago; is it mid-Atlantic/Northern now?
The fact of the matter is that the definition of Southern is evolving and taking on new dimensions. The South won't cease to exist just because it is changing.
"Moving that line"? It's silly. Florida changed a long time ago; is it mid-Atlantic/Northern now?
The fact of the matter is that the definition of Southern is evolving and taking on new dimensions. The South won't cease to exist just because it is changing.
EXACTLY
Ergo Maryland is still a southern state!
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