Trying to figure out what is Southern
By Harvey H. (“Hardy”) Jackson Back in my teaching days one of my courses was one designed to introduce students to what is euphemistically called (by people into euphemisms) “Southern culture” In class we talked about things like regional mythology, religion, humor, literature, folklore, music, manners, and such, but no matter what we covered, I kept trying to get students to ask themselves and tell me “what makes it Southern?”…