“The nature of the South is changing faster than the stereotypes are. Much of the South now looks like San Jose. Is it still southern?” LooksStillsSouthFasterSouthernStereotype Author:John Shelton Reed
“I think there's a suspicion in the South of people putting on airs. You see it in most successful Southern politicians, but you also see it in someone like Richard Petty, who may be a multimillionaire stock car driver, but he's also beloved because he has a nice self-deprecatory way about him.” PeopleThinkingWayMaySelfSuccessfulNiceAirCarPoliticianSouthBelovedDriversSouthernSuspicionPetty Author:John Shelton Reed
“Maybe we've been brainwashed by 130 years of Yankee history, but Southern identity now has more to do with food, accents, manners, music than the Confederate past. It's something that's open to both races, a variety of ethnic groups and people who move here.” PeopleYearsPastMovingRaceGroupsIdentityVarietyMannersSouthernAccentsYankeesBrainwashingBrainwashedConfederateEthnic GroupsBrainwashYankee Fans Author:John Shelton Reed
“Southern barbecue is the closest thing we have in the US to Europe’s wines or cheeses; drive a hundred miles and the barbecue changes.” HundredEuropeWineMilesCulinarySouthernClosestCheeseBarbecue Author:John Shelton Reed
“Any Southern nationalist movement, especially one that wraps itself in the Confederate flag, is going to be viewed with suspicion, given the historical record.” GivenRecordsMovementHistoricalSouthernFlagsSuspicionWrapsConfederateConfederate Flag Author:John Shelton Reed
“Every time I look at Atlanta I see what a quarter of a million Confederate soldiers died to prevent.” LooksMillionsDiedSoldierSouthernQuartersAtlantaConfederate Author:John Shelton Reed
