The Inland South

Entering the Mainstream

Where is the inland South?

Impressions? Connotations?Pop culture?

What physical and cultural components contributed to the

perception of the Inland South as less developed?

How has that greatly changed in the last 50 years?

North Carolina relief map in detail

climate

Topography

• Atlantic Coastal Plain• Piedmont• Appalachians• Central US lowland

How does climate/topography influence human activity?

The setting…

• Lots of water/flat land---agriculture• Swampland• Highest part of the Appalachians---

almost 7,000 feet in NC---isolation, few economic opportunities/primary sector jobs—small farms, mining• Culture?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CottonNegrosSouth.jpg

Original Inhabitants

Tech. that revolutionized the south

Factors for cultural/economic stagnation of the south after Civil

War---

Confederate States

Push Factor?

Jim Crow

1920s

How could the inland south adjust to stagnation/out-migration/loss of major crop in the 20th century?

Tennessee Valley

TVA

TVA Sites

Diversification

Civil Rights 50s/60s

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, Tupelo, Mississippi – Toyota Corolla This facility is currently being built, and production is scheduled to start in the third quarter of 2011. The facility will be named "Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi, Inc."[5]

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Inc., (TMMK) is located in Georgetown. Engine manufacture - 2GR-FE and 2AR-FE. Vehicle manufacture and assembly - Camry, Hybrid Camry, Avalon and Venza.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas, Inc (TMMTX) is located in San Antonio. Vehicle manufacture and assembly - Tundra & Tacoma.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama, Inc. (TMMAL), is located in Huntsville. Engine manufacture 1GR-FE, 1UR-FE and 3UR-FE. Engines mostly for TMMTX and some TMMI.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia, Inc. (TMMWV), is located in Buffalo. Engine manufacture 2GR-FE and 1AR-FE.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=applachina+dialect&view=detail&mid=6DA5B90F9139D32F3BBE6DA5B90F9139D32F3BBE&first=0&FORM=LKVR6

Distinct culture--Appalachian Mountain Talk

Bluegrass

Distinctiveness