[BLASTER 14]

This guy has a good point. In my years in the Army, I heard many more racial remarks from Yankees than from Southerners. FYI, I'm White.

Several Black friends told me that they would much rather deal with a Southerner than a Yankee. The reason all of them gave was that with a Southerner a Black knew where he stood. With a Yankee, they were always wondering where they stood.

[Intimidator]

Maybe so, but it still doesn't keep the yanks from moving down here.

[Savage Beast]

“The standard history of American slavery taught in the schools ignores the reliance of the North on Southern slavery”

Not to mention the reliance of the North on Northern slavery.

Sojourner Truth was born a slave in New York in the 19th century. At the time of the Declaration of Independence, slavery was legal in every state. Slavery was legal and existed in Massachusetts more than 80 years longer than in Georgia. Etc. etc. Et al.

Slavery to the South is as the Scarlet Letter was to Hester Prynn--out in the open for everyone to see. She came to terms with it and insisted that nothing but a scarlet “A” be inscribed on her toombstone.

Slavery to the North is as the Scarlet Letter was to the father of Hester's illegitimate daughter, the puritan minister--worn under his coat where no one could see it. It ate into his heart.

[Constitution Day]

Seen this?

[stainlessbanner]

"The South as a geographic idea -- the identity of the South -- typically stands for a set of negative characteristics."

Actually, this is wrong. Southrons are a proud people, we do not "stand" for negative characteristics. In fact, one has only to look at the bible belt, our strong sense of family, and reputation for hard work - these are positive characteristics of the South.
However, others may "project" negative characteristics on the South (and indeed they do - look at Hollywood, the liberal news media, and public schools).

[shuckmaster]

I've never met a yankee that I liked.

[Rytwyng]

"By representing the South as backward, racist, violent, intolerant and poor, America comes to know itself as progressive, enlightened, peaceful, tolerant and prosperous."

Bingo... This is EXACTLY why liberals have such a hatred for "rednecks" (Southern or otherwise). There's a whole site devoted to exploring this phenomenon -- here's an excerpt from the page on "RACE"--

"The white man does not know how to deal with his past as master and racist... One option is to take the worst historical attributes of whites and placing them on those whites who are most powerless and isolated in society. Then you can blame and hate them for their crimes against humanity and your own. Upper class whites can join with blacks and other minorities, thereby alleviating their guilt, taking attention off themselves and bonding with minorities against poor whites.

The link -- White Trash -- The Construction of an American Scapegoat