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Northern Roots Southern Branches

By James W. Flannery, Contributor
Photos Courtesy of U.S. Library of Congress
August / September 2001

August 1, 2001 by 1 Comment

Will a re-examining of the Ulster Scots advance the idea of a "pluralist society" or lead to further separation? Southerners like to say they are not like other Americans, and often base that claim on their characteristic ways of talking, storytelling, preaching, dancing and, above all, playing country music. But few of them realize that those very qualities can be … [Read more...] about Northern Roots Southern Branches

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