a new america. “The citizens of America II, the new majority of Americans living in the south and west, were innovators.” (Schulman, 109). With this migration brought the construction of new cities and the creation of southern staples. Today, in the south, it is no longer hard to find recreation or positive activities. There are so many travel options and exciting things to do in the south. With the uprisal of more recreation choices also means the decrease in negativity. The south today is a region filled with innovation and new experiences. By giving people things to do and positive outlets there is little room for hate and more for joining together as a society.
The south today, without a doubt, has changed immensely for the better.
The rural south was now a high tech, innovative region that welcomed diversity from other regions of the United States. This diversity introduced change in southern culture and the rebirth of the entire region. From the creation of NASA, to the popular beaches and cities the south was booming.“They were not the plantation overseers of ignorant hillbillies of the past..” says Schulman. The people of the south were not their forefathers. They were finally laying to rest all the negative stereotypes associated with the region. Citizens of the south have taken their history and transformed it into something more positive. When speaking on the south in the past there were always negative associations, but with the rebirth of this region, people were taking those negative assumptions and using them to their advantage. Southerners have taken their past and made it into something positive. From the evolution of country fashion, to the formation of annual getaway destinations, the south has risen from its history. “Southerners no longer felt ashamed of their region..” (Schulman 114) The south was becoming a more innovative region. Southerners created fashion, music, and technology not seen in other regions. This innovation created a boom in regional pride and unity amongst its population. The south did a complete metamorphosis and changed for the better. “On the contrary, their culture… became increasingly popular in the very places where it had been most disdained.” (Schulman,
114).
Southern culture has changed into something beautiful. Southerners have taken their ancestors wrongdoings and turned them into rights. Southerners were determined to bash the stereotypes other regions had about them. It may have taken centuries, but the south had finally evolved. This evolution brought a sense of pride in the south and finally no one was ashamed to claim the southern region. The people of the south layed down the soil and seeds, blooming an entire garden that once was nothing, but a patch of dirt and weeds. The south has flourished into a beautiful region. From the cracked and weed-filled dirt, actually grew a rose