The Inland South Entering the Mainstream
Where is the inland South?
Impressions? Connotations? Pop culture?
What physical and cultural components contributed to the perception of the Inland South as less developed? How has that greatly changed in the last 50 years?
North Carolina relief map in detail
climate
Topography Atlantic Coastal Plain Piedmont Appalachians Central US lowland
How does climate/topography influence human activity?
The setting… Lots of water/flat land---agriculture Swampland Highest part of the Appalachians--- almost 7,000 feet in NC---isolation, few economic opportunities/primary sector jobs—small farms, mining Culture?
Original Inhabitants
Tech. that revolutionized the south
Factors for cultural/economic stagnation of the south after Civil War---
Confederate States
Push Factor?
Jim Crow
1920s
How could the inland south adjust to stagnation/out-migration/loss of major crop in the 20 th century?
Tennessee Valley
TVA
TVA Sites
Diversification
Civil Rights 50s/60s
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hina+dialect&view=detail&mid=6DA5B90F913 9D32F3BBE6DA5B90F9139D32F3BBE&first=0& FORM=LKVR6 Distinct culture--Appalachian Mountain Talk
Bluegrass
Distinctiveness