The Origins of the South and the Slave Holding South

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The South and the slave holding South are two different cultures, really. And this one is the area around the Chesapeake. It's much of lowland Virginia, but not the mountains, which becomes greater Appalachia. In the colonial period in the early republic, this was by far the most powerful region of all. Now it's a region that is disappearing and disintegrating because of the presence of the federal government.

Colin Woodard is an American journalist. He is the author of American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America.

In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Colin Woodard discuss the ideals of America’s settlers and why they remain influential many years later; how the tension between individual freedom and concern for the public good has shaped America’s regional divides; and whether a shared national narrative can help to unify our divided groups.

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