Southern United States

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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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Observed surface forms (18)

Surface form Occurrences
Southeastern United States 253
American South 196
United States South 22

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 (714)

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

subject surface form: Henderson, North Carolina
this entity surface form: American South
subject surface form: Itta Bena, Mississippi
Knightdale → countrySubdivision → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
LaGrange → countrySubdivision → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Laurel, Mississippi → countrySubdivision → Southern United States ⓘ
Lovejoy, Georgia → countrySubdivision → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Manchester, Georgia → countrySubdivision → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
subject surface form: McMinnville, Tennessee
subject surface form: Monroe, Louisiana
Norman → countrySubdivision → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Notasulga, Alabama
Port Arthur → countrySubdivision → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Port Arthur, Texas
Shalimar, Florida → countrySubdivision → Southern United States ⓘ
Spartanburg, South Carolina → countrySubdivision → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Spring Hill, Tennessee → countrySubdivision → Southern United States ⓘ
Springdale → countrySubdivision → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Springdale, Arkansas
Sunnyvale → countrySubdivision → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Sunnyvale, Texas
Thomasville, North Carolina → countrySubdivision → Southern United States ⓘ
Town of Stem, North Carolina → countrySubdivision → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Trussville, Alabama → countrySubdivision → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
UAB Blazers soccer teams → countrySubdivision → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Union City, Georgia → countrySubdivision → Southern United States ⓘ
West Monroe, Louisiana → countrySubdivision → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: West Palm Beach
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Redneck Riviera → culturalAssociation → Southern United States ⓘ
Heart of Dixie → culturalContext → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
The Song and Soul of the South → culturalContext → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Tennessee (eastern portion) → culturalRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
this entity surface form: American South
this entity surface form: American South
Going to Meet the Man → exploresTheme → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Eastern Woodlands → extendsTo → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: southeastern United States
Aunt Sally Phelps → fictionalLocation → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Ashley Wilkes → fictionalRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
SCLC → focusArea → Southern United States ⓘ
Rosa Parks: My Story → focusesOnLocation → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Columbus metropolitan area → formsPartOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
cotton gin → geographicAssociation → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Jaguars–Titans rivalry → geographicContext → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference → geographicFocus → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
NFC South → geographicFocus → Southern United States ⓘ
Southern Conference → geographicFocus → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Southern League → geographicFocus → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
AFC South → geographicRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Colts–Titans rivalry → geographicRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Harpersville, Alabama → geographicRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South