“I think a proud Southerner is a Southerner who is aware of his or her past, and being proud of one's past does not mean you accept it. It means that you realize that we've come through the fire, and we're headed in another direction.” ThinkingMeanDoePastRealizingAcceptingFireProudBe ProudSoutherner Author:William R. Ferris
“When we say the South lost the Civil War, we mean the white South. The blacks were liberated. And it's trying to redefine this Southern myth and bring it in a more positive direction.” TryingMeanWarLostWhiteSouthMythCivil WarSouthernLiberated Author:William R. Ferris