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The American South

The American South celebrates a vibrant, traditional, regional culture, and much, much more. In a way, the program presents a glimpse of the roots of the whole of American culture itself. For much of what began as a complex regional drama involving Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans has become a part of us all. Conscious confrontations and unconscious mixtures have produced a richly distinct "Southern culture."

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