SOUTH REGIONS U S AMERICAN STUDIES KIROVSK

– SOUTH. REGIONS U. S AMERICAN STUDIES KIROVSK GYMNASIUM LIDIA A. KARAVAEVA

U. S. CENSUS REGIONS

U. S. CENSUS: REGION 3. SOUTH WEST SOUTH CENTRAL üTEXAS üOKLAHOMA üARKANSAS üLOUISIANA SOUTH ATLANTIC EAST SOUTH CENTRAL üKENTUCKY üMISSISSIPPI üALABAMA üTENNESSEE ü ü ü ü ü FLORIDA GEORGIA SOUTH CAROLINA NORTH CAROLINA VIRGINIA WEST VIRGINIA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MARYLAND DELAWARE

FAMOUS FOR… • • • CULTURE HISTORY ITS OWN CUSTOMS HISTORY • • • SLAVE LABOR ON PLANTATIONS • CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT MUSICAL STYLES VARIED CUISINES CIVIL WAR THE JIM CROW LAWS WERE RACIAL SEGREGATION LAWS ENACTED BETWEEN 1876 AND 1965 IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL. THEY MANDATED DE JURE RACIAL SEGREGATION IN ALL PUBLIC FACILITIES IN SOUTHERN STATES OF THE FORMER CONFEDERACY, WITH, STARTING IN 1890, A "SEPARATE BUT EQUAL" STATUS FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT • KU KLUX KLAN (KKK) - IS THE NAME OF THREE DISTINCT PAST AND PRESENT FAR-RIGHT ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE FOR WHITE SUPREMACY, WHITE NATIONALISM, AND ANTI-IMMIGRATION. IT WAS FIRST FORMED IN TENNESSEE. • MARTIN LUTHER KING – ACTIVIST, FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHTS OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS • ROSA PARKS - DECEMBER 1, 1955. AN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN BOARDED THE BUS TO GO HOME FROM WORK. SHE SAT NEAR THE MIDDLE OF THE BUS, JUST BEHIND THE 10 SEATS RESERVED FOR WHITES. THE DRIVER (FOLLOWING THE STANDARD PRACTICE OF SEGREGATION) INSISTED THAT ALL FOUR BLACKS SITTING JUST BEHIND THE WHITE SECTION GIVE UP THEIR SEATS SO THAT THE WHITE MAN COULD SIT THERE. MRS. PARKS, WHO WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE LOCAL NAACP, QUIETLY REFUSED TO GIVE UP HER SEAT. THIS PUT A NEW ERA IN THE AMERICAN QUEST FOR EQUALITY

RELIGION A lot of people, including young people, go to church every Sunday morning. You may meet a party animal, who will party all night on Saturday and go to the Sunday service at 8 a. m. next morning. Most likely there is a church on campus. They offer a lot of activities and are involved in community service. “Bible Belt” - is an informal term for states in which socially conservative evangelical Protestantism is a significant part of the culture and Christian church attendance across the denominations is generally higher than the nation's average. “Going to church is a social thing here. You can meet a lot of new people and just socialize”.

Fried okra Chicken wings with Louisiana sauce SOUTHERN CUISINE Fried catfish Ribs Creole cuisine

• SOUTHERN CUISINE IS VERY DIVERSE. YOU CAN FIND A GREAT VARIETY OF MEAT DISHES (BEEF AND CHICKEN), SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, VEGETABLES AND DESSERTS • MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE IS FAMOUS FOR RIBS • IN SOUTH THEY DRINK EVERYTHING WITH ICE, EVEN JUICE. SO IF YOU ORDER WATER IN A RESTAURANT, MAKE SURE TO SAY “NO ICE” IF YOU DON’T WANT IT • SWEET ICE TEA – EXTREMELY SWEET TEA. YOU ADD SUGAR TO HOT WATER WITH TEA BAGS, YOU CAN ALSO ADD LEMON OR OTHER FLAVORS Sweet ice tea

CREOLE CUISINE – NEW ORLEANS, LO • CREOLE COOKERY PARTAKES OF THE NATURE OF ITS BIRTHPLACE - NEW ORLEANS - BLENDING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AMERICAN, FRENCH, SPANISH, ITALIAN, WEST INDIAN AND MEXICAN. HERE ALSO OBVIOUS INFLUENCES FROM NATIVE AMERICANS, AFRICAN AMERICANS, AND OTHERS IN THE AMERICAN MELTING POT. • GOMBO FILEE AND OKRA GOMBO, BOUILLE-ABAISSE, GRENOUILLES FRITES, PAIN PERDU, SANGAREE, AND A SPLENDID COLLECTION OF FISH, SEAFOOD AND GAME RECIPES. • DRINKS AND COCKTAILS: GRAND BRULE, GIN FIZ, JAMAICA RUM PUNCH, NEW ORLEANS TODDY, AND FOUR DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF POUSSE CAFE. Beignet

WEATHER TORNADO ALLEY IS A NICKNAME GIVEN TO AN AREA IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES THAT CONSISTENTLY EXPERIENCES A HIGH FREQUENCY OF TORNADOES EACH YEAR. TORNADOES IN THIS REGION TYPICALLY HAPPEN IN LATE SPRING AND OCCASIONALLY THE EARLY FALL. www. greenpacks. org www. startribune. com

• IT DOESN’T USUALLY SNOW IN THE SOUTH, SO WHEN IT SNOWS, A LOT OF PEOPLE CANNOT GO ANYWHERE, BECAUSE THE ROADS ARE COVERED WITH SNOW AND/OR ICE. THERE IS NO PROPER EQUIPMENT TO CLEAN IT. AND NOBODY CHANGES THE TIRES EITHER. • WHEN IT SNOWS FACEBOOK IS FULL OF PHOTOS WITH SNOW AND STATUSES LIKE “OMG! I’M FREEZING” • SNOW DAY – A DAY WHEN YOU’RE ALLOWED NOT TO GO TO SCHOOL BECAUSE OF SNOW markwallheiser. photoshelter. com thumbpress. com

SOUTHERN ACCENT • WATCH THE VIDEO – A QUICK LESSON OF SOUTHERN LINGUISTICS • SOUTHERN DRAWL – LONGER VOWEL SOUNDS AND DIPHTHONGS www. sodahead. com skreened. com

SOME PHOTOS FROM THE SOUTH Hot Springs, Arkansas Whitaker Point, Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas

Panama Beach, Florida Memphis, Tennessee

Oak Alley Plantation, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisana

REFERENCES AND ADDITIONAL READINGS • SOUTHERN CUISINE • CREOLE CUISINE • LA CUISINE CREOLE • RACE • NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER • INTERACTIVE TORNADO MAP • THE STORY BEHIND THE BUS – ROSA PARKER