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.

English American → notableRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad → operatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Negro American League → operatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
Seaboard Air Line Railroad → operatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Southern Railway (U.S.) → operatedInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
CSX Transportation → operatesInArea → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Norfolk Southern Railway → operatesInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Von Maur → operatesInRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
Huff Daland Dusters → operatingArea → Southern United States ⓘ
Red Shirts → operatingArea → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad → operatingRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
subject surface form: Great Migration of African Americans
this entity surface form: American South
subject surface form: Great Migration of African Americans
Chickasaw Nation → originalLocation → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Choctaw Nation → originalRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Creek (Muscogee) Nation → originalRegion → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Black Belt → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Black Belt (Alabama)
this entity surface form: American South
Black Belt (U.S. region) → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Central Mississippi → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Charlotte metropolitan area → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Deep South → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
East South Central States → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
Edgefield District, South Carolina → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Fayetteville, Georgia → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
Florala, Alabama → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Deep South
Guinea Station, Virginia → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Indianola, Mississippi, United States → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Indianola, Mississippi
this entity surface form: United States South
Jonesboro, Georgia → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
Knoxville metropolitan area → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
Knoxville metropolitan area → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Louisville, Georgia → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States South
Lovejoy, Georgia → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States South
Memphis metropolitan area → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
Morrow, Georgia → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
Noma, Florida → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States South
Piedmont Crescent → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Shelby, North Carolina → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States South
South Atlantic → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
South Central United States → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
Tennessee Valley → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Tennessee–Kentucky border → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
Terminus → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
Toccoa, Georgia → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
Union County, Florida → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern United States
United States South Atlantic states → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
Upper South → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
Western Kentucky → partOf → Southern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American South
U.S. Route 41 → passesThroughRegion → Southern United States ⓘ