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Geography of the South – Blog Exercise 1

Posted on September 5, 2014 by saorsa2014

Here is the first blog post, comments are due by 11:59 pm on Sunday the 14th…400-500 words…have fun..

.Black loyalists

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NYT Article on the hardest places to live in the US

Posted on September 4, 2014 by saorsa2014

This article has a great interactive map on quality of life…note the overall geographic pattern of low quality of life….comments welcome….

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/26/upshot/where-are-the-hardest-places-to-live-in-the-us.html?WT.mc_id=D-E-Keywee-SOC-MOD-LABORDAYSALE-NWS-0828-0905&WT.mc_ev=click&bicmp=AD&bicmlukp=WT.mc_id&bicmst=1409247693000&bicmet=1410025293000&kwp_0=3113&kwp_1=66938&kwp_4=22049&_r=0&abt=0002&abg=1

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UN International Youth Day and the Southern states are the worst places for young people in the US

Posted on August 21, 2014 by saorsa2014

http://www.southernstudies.org/2014/08/for-youth-the-south-is-hostile-territory.html?utm_content=buffer9ade5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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The New Racism

Posted on August 11, 2014 by saorsa2014

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/119019/civil-rights-movement-going-reverse-alabama

 

Fascinating article on the increased racial polarization of the state legislatures in the south and how that contributes to the distinction between descriptive and effective representation. From The New Republic

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