U.S. Regions – south

south central
Kentucky
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee

South Atlantic
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
North

Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Maryland
Delaware

plantations
Civil war
The Jim Crow laws were racial segregation

laws enacted between 1876 and 1965 in the United States at the state and local level. They mandated de jure racial segregation in all public facilities in Southern states of the former Confederacy, with, starting in 1890, a "separate but equal" status for African Americans
Civil rights movement

of three distinct past and present far-right organizations which are

for white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration. It was first formed in Tennessee.
Martin luther king – activist, fighting for the rights of African-americans
Rosa Parks - December 1, 1955. An African American woman boarded the bus to go home from work. She sat near the middle of the bus, just behind the 10 seats reserved for whites. the driver (following the standard practice of segregation) insisted that all four blacks sitting just behind the white section give up their seats so that the white man could sit there. Mrs. Parks, who was an active member of the local NAACP, quietly refused to give up her seat. This put a new era in the American quest for equality

every Sunday morning. You may meet a party animal, who

will party all night on Saturday and go to the Sunday service at 8 a.m. next morning.

Most likely there is a church on campus. They offer a lot of activities and are involved in community service.

“Bible Belt” - is an informal term for states in which socially conservative evangelical Protestantism is a significant part of the culture and Christian church attendance across the denominations is generally higher than the nation's average.

“Going to church is a social thing here. You can meet a lot of new people and just socialize”.

variety of meat dishes (beef and chicken), seafood products, vegetables

and desserts
Memphis, Tennessee is famous for ribs
In south they drink everything with ice, even juice. So if you order water in a restaurant, make sure to say “no ice” if you don’t want it
Sweet ice tea – extremely sweet tea. You add sugar to hot water with tea bags, you can also add lemon or other flavors

Sweet ice tea

nature of its birthplace - New Orleans - blending the

characteristics of the American, French, Spanish, Italian, West Indian and Mexican. here are also obvious influences from Native Americans, African Americans, and others in the American melting pot.
Gombo Filee and Okra Gombo, Bouille-abaisse, Grenouilles Frites, Pain Perdu, Sangaree, and a splendid collection of fish, seafood and game recipes.
drinks and cocktails: Grand Brule, Gin Fiz, Jamaica Rum Punch, New Orleans Toddy, and four different versions of Pousse Cafe.

Beignet

the southern plains of the central United States that consistently

experiences a high frequency of tornadoes each year. Tornadoes in this region typically happen in late spring and occasionally the early fall.

www.startribune.com

www.greenpacks.org

snows, a lot of people cannot go anywhere, because the

roads are covered with snow and/or ice. There is no proper equipment to clean it. And nobody changes the tires either.
When it snows Facebook is full of photos with snow and statuses like “OMG! I’m freezing”
Snow day – a day when you’re allowed not to go to school because of snow

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markwallheiser.photoshelter.com

linguistics
southern drawl – longer vowel sounds and diphthongs

skreened.com

www.sodahead.com

Arkansas

data center
interactive tornado map
The story behind the bus –

rosa parker