the South

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cultural region historical region region of the United States

The South is a culturally and historically distinct region of the United States, often associated with the former Confederate states, characterized by its unique traditions, dialects, and complex social and political history.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
United States South 2
the American South 1

Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
historical region ⓘ
region of the United States ⓘ
alsoKnownAs the American South NERFINISHED ⓘ
the Southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
the U.S. South NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
economyHistoricallyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
cotton production ⓘ
plantation system ⓘ
hasClimate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
hasCulturalSymbol Southern drawl ⓘ
barbecue traditions ⓘ
college football culture ⓘ
hasCulturalTradition Southern Baptist religious tradition ⓘ
Southern cuisine ⓘ
Southern hospitality ⓘ
bluegrass music ⓘ
blues music ⓘ
country music ⓘ
gospel music ⓘ
hasDemographicFeature large African American population ⓘ
strong evangelical Protestant presence ⓘ
hasDialect African-American Vernacular English NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southern American English NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMajorCity Atlanta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ
Charlotte NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dallas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ
Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Miami NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ
New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ
Raleigh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ
Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ
Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ
Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ
Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPoliticalCharacteristic contemporary Republican stronghold in many areas ⓘ
historically Democratic stronghold ⓘ
historicallyAssociatedWith American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
Civil Rights Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jim Crow laws NERFINISHED ⓘ
slavery in the United States ⓘ
locatedIn North America ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
modernEconomyIncludes energy industry ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ
technology sector ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Spring Hill College → oldestJesuitCollegeIn → the South ⓘ
Bedford, Texas → locatedIn → the South ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States South
Six Pack (1982 film) → setting → the South ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States South
Margaret Walker → writesAbout → the South ⓘ
this entity surface form: the American South
conservative coalition in Congress → hadStrongBaseIn → the South ⓘ