Southern United States

E3735

cultural region region of the United States

The Southern United States is a culturally distinct region of the country known for its historical ties to the Confederacy, unique traditions in music and cuisine, and a warm climate spanning from the Atlantic coast to the Gulf of Mexico.

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All labels observed (32)

Label	Occurrences
Southeastern United States	1,612
Southern United States canonical	1,231
American South	783
United States South	98
southeastern United States	75
southern United States	30
U.S. South	22
United States Southeast	16
Southeast United States	14
Southern United States culture	8
United States Deep South	8
American Southeast	7
United States South region	6
the American South	4
South	3
United States Southeast region	3
Deep South of the United States	2
American South cultural region	1
Dixie (nickname for the American South)	1
Southern Provinces of North America	1
Southern United States (fictional)	1
Southern United States history	1
Southwestern and Southern United States	1
U.S. Deep South	1
U.S. Southeast	1
United States Southern region	1
southeast United States	1
southeastern Louisiana	1
the Deep South	1
the South	1
the cultural region known as "Dixie"	1
word "Dixie" referring to the American South	1

Statements (80)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural region ⓘ region of the United States ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Southern United States ⓘ surface form: American South Southern United States ⓘ surface form: the South
borders	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Gulf of Mexico ⓘ Midwestern United States ⓘ Northeastern United States ⓘ western United States ⓘ surface form: Western United States
country	United States of America ⓘ
hasClimate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ tropical climate (southern Florida and Gulf Coast areas) ⓘ
hasCuisine	Cajun cuisine ⓘ Creole cuisine ⓘ Southern cuisine ⓘ barbecue ⓘ soul food ⓘ
hasCulturalTradition	Southern Gothic ⓘ surface form: Southern Gothic literature Southern hospitality ⓘ
hasDemographicCharacteristic	large African American population ⓘ strong evangelical Protestant presence ⓘ
hasEconomicSector	agriculture ⓘ energy industry ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasHistoricalCharacteristic	Jim Crow laws ⓘ antebellum plantation economy ⓘ slavery ⓘ
hasHistoricalEvent	American Civil War ⓘ
hasHistoricalMovement	American civil rights movement ⓘ surface form: Civil Rights Movement
hasHistoricalTieTo	Confederate States of America ⓘ
hasMajorCity	Atlanta ⓘ Birmingham ⓘ Charlotte, North Carolina ⓘ surface form: Charlotte Dallas, Texas ⓘ surface form: Dallas Houston ⓘ Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ surface form: Memphis Miami ⓘ Nashville ⓘ New Orleans ⓘ
hasMajorMountainRange	Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
hasMajorRiver	Mississippi River ⓘ Ohio River ⓘ Tennessee River ⓘ
hasMusicGenre	bluegrass ⓘ blues ⓘ country music ⓘ gospel music ⓘ jazz ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ
hasPoliticalCharacteristic	contemporary tendency to vote Republican in federal elections ⓘ historically Democratic stronghold before mid-20th century realignment ⓘ
hasSportCulture	NASCAR auto racing ⓘ college football ⓘ
hasSubregion	Bible Belt ⓘ Black Belt ⓘ Deep South ⓘ Gulf Coast of the United States ⓘ surface form: Gulf Coast Upper South ⓘ
includesState	Alabama ⓘ Arkansas ⓘ Province of Delaware ⓘ surface form: Delaware District of Columbia ⓘ Florida ⓘ Georgia ⓘ Kentucky ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ Maryland ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ Oklahoma ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ Texas ⓘ Virginia ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ
locatedIn	North America ⓘ
timeZoneIncludes	Central Time Zone ⓘ Eastern Time Zone ⓘ Mountain Time Zone ⓘ surface form: Mountain Time Zone (western Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle)

Referenced by (3,937)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Midwestern United States → borderedBy → Southern United States ⓘ

U.S. Route 1 → traversesRegion → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southeastern United States

Texas → region → Southern United States ⓘ

Florida → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southeastern United States

Birmingham, Alabama, United States → region → Southern United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Birmingham, Alabama

this entity surface form: American South

WAS → regionServed → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southeastern United States

Reconstruction era → appliesToJurisdiction → Southern United States ⓘ

western United States → borders → Southern United States ⓘ

American civil rights movement → location → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: American South

Southern Christian Leadership Conference → regionServed → Southern United States ⓘ

Tornado Alley (southern and central parts) → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern United States

Piedmont region of North Carolina → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southeastern United States

Huff Daland Dusters → operatingArea → Southern United States ⓘ

16th Street Baptist Church → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: American South

Atlanta → locatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southeastern United States

Conference USA → regionServed → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southeastern United States

Sun Belt → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ

Lost Cause ideology → geographicallyAssociatedWith → Southern United States ⓘ

New Orleans → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: southeastern Louisiana

Southern Republicans → region → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: American South

Southern United States → alsoKnownAs → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: the South

Southern United States → alsoKnownAs → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: American South

BNSF Railway → servesRegion → Southern United States ⓘ

SWAC → region → Southern United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Southwestern Athletic Conference

SWAC → geographicScope → Southern United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Southwestern Athletic Conference

this entity surface form: Southwestern and Southern United States

The Magic City → region → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: American South

Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark → countryRegion → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: American South

Compromise of 1877 → appliesToPart → Southern United States ⓘ

Redemption (end of Reconstruction governments) → hasLocation → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: American South

Jim Crow laws → appliedIn → Southern United States ⓘ

Great Migration of African Americans out of the region → originRegion → Southern United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Great Migration of African Americans

this entity surface form: American South

Great Migration of African Americans out of the region → originRegion → Southern United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Great Migration of African Americans

U.S. state of Georgia → locatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Georgia

this entity surface form: Southeastern United States

Morehouse College → region → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: American South

War of 1812 → theater → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: American South

Florida Panhandle → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southeastern United States

Old Spanish Trail (auto trail) → locatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ

Texas legislative districts → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ

Virginia → locatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southeastern United States

Silver Meteor → connectsRegion → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southeastern United States

SCLC → focusArea → Southern United States ⓘ

Deep South → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southeastern United States

Deep South → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: American South

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn → settingRegion → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: American South

Ku Klux Klan → notableActivityRegion → Southern United States ⓘ

Monroe, Louisiana, United States → countrySubdivision → Southern United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Monroe, Louisiana

Silver Star → servesRegion → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southeastern United States

Warm Springs Historic District → locatedIn → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: American South

Life on the Mississippi → mainSubject → Southern United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: American South