To Kill a Mockingbird Background Presentations
US History & Culture Related to the Novel

The Deep South -- An Overview of Place & Culture   

Be sure to cover the following topics in your own words:

  • Location
  • Cultural Heritage
    • How did people living in the Deep South differ from those living in New England before the US Civil War?
      • Economic foundation of the Deep South
    • Why did these Southerners insist on the institution of slavery? Why didn't New Englanders (Yankees) share their viewpoint?
      • economic & social reasons
  • Southern Hospitality
  • Food

Laurie Miller
Email:llmiller@gmu.edu
Last Update: February 9, 2009


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