Being a Southerner in a major city has made me acutely aware of what I appreciate about my heritage, and those qualities I loathe about it. When I moved to the DC metro area 5 years ago, folks knew immediately that I wasn’t from around here. I learned quickly that the ease of my smile was welcomed precisely because warmth is an unfamiliar character trait around these parts.… [Read more]
The Romanticized South Redux: I’m Looking at You, North Carolina
Filed Under: Social Change Tagged With: Alabama, Amendment 1, Confederacy, Confederate flag, Eddie Long, George W. Bush, George Wallace, marriage equality, North Carolina, Progress, Same-sex marriage, Southern, Southerner, The South, tradition, University of Alabama, Yankee