"In its simplest form, Southern literature consists of writing about the American South, with the South either being defined as the Deep South states of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana, or the extended South which includes the border states such as Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, and Arkansas and the peripheral Southern states of Florida and Texas." Wikipedia
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I used to live in Texas and most of the state considers itself "western".
Some Texans say that the section nearest the Sabine River is southern, but people in the Sabine area disagree.
I have no idea of what is true.
Isn't it tricky! Those migrants from Mississippi consider it the second south. People that have peoples in both states. I define the South as those states that ceceded from the union. (Learnt'at in skool) ;D
I'll go with the states that were in the Confederacy as the Southern states.
Being an Arkansas girl, I consider myself Southern too. Interesting to see it considered a "border state."
Queenie go with the extended part of the definition, not the border part. :)
Arkansas has to be southern! Hemingway house and Charles Portis, enough said. Hope you join the challenge...
Actually I think Texas just considers itself it's own country! :)
Iliana, it shure is big 'nough! ;D
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