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  2. Deep South - Wikipedia

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    The Deep South has three major Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) located solely within its boundaries, with populations exceeding 1,000,000 residents (Four including Memphis). Atlanta, the 8th largest metro area in the United States, is the Deep South's largest population center, followed by Memphis, New Orleans, and Birmingham.

  3. Culture of the Southern United States - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the Civil War, Virginia was the largest slave state population wise and profited greatly from breeding and selling slaves to the Deep South. [70] These slaves were thoroughly integrated into colonial Virginian culture and brought their traditions from Virginia to the Deep South where they blended with Gullah and Creole traditions.

  4. Southern United States - Wikipedia

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    During that year's presidential election, the party ran Thurmond as its candidate and he carried four Deep South states. In the 1968 Presidential election, Alabama Governor George C. Wallace ran for president on the American Independent Party ticket. Wallace ran a "law and order" campaign similar to that of Republican candidate, Richard Nixon.

  5. Exploring deep regional roots: historical ties that define a ...

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    Explore the historical roots, customs and quirks that shape the cultural identity of Southern states - a complicated blend of tradition, history and legacy for good or for bad.

  6. NY Republican compares sanctuary states to Confederacy ... - AOL

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    The election of Lincoln, who opposed the expansion of slavery into federal territories, alarmed Deep South states, with South Carolina leading the way in declaring secession from the Union on Dec ...

  7. Dixie - Wikipedia

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    Geographically, Dixie usually means the cultural region of the Southern states.However, definitions of Dixie vary greatly. Dixie may include only the Deep South (Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, etc.) or the states that seceded during the American Civil War.

  8. Is North Carolina considered a Southern state? What a silly ...

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    Sure, North Carolina isn’t the Deep South, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a Southern state. While cities like Raleigh and Charlotte may not “feel” Southern, you only have to drive ...

  9. History of the Southern United States - Wikipedia

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    In January and February, six other cotton states of the Deep South followed suit: Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. The other eight slave states postponed a decision, but the seven formed a new government in Montgomery, Alabama , in February: the Confederate States of America .