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I know this sounds strange, but someone had a lot of time on their hands, and came up with this theory, not fact.
A map of deaths from heart disease reveals the American South ablaze in red; of the 10 states with the highest rate of death from heart disease among white people in 2010, all but two are below the Mason-Dixon line.
"Several generations of poverty from the Civil War onwards: You had mothers, grandmothers, great grandmothers, whose offspring — I won't say learned — but received signals, anticipating a lean world," Steckel said. "The Civil War is not over. Intergenerational ripples of the Civil War are still with us in the South."
A map of deaths from heart disease reveals the American South ablaze in red; of the 10 states with the highest rate of death from heart disease among white people in 2010, all but two are below the Mason-Dixon line.
"Several generations of poverty from the Civil War onwards: You had mothers, grandmothers, great grandmothers, whose offspring — I won't say learned — but received signals, anticipating a lean world," Steckel said. "The Civil War is not over. Intergenerational ripples of the Civil War are still with us in the South."
The lingering health effects of the Civil War
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I think most of us with "Southern Roots" going back to the Civil War or further, can cite some pretty significant loss of property, wealth and life...regardless of which side they fought on. My ancestors were Union supporters...but ended up losing everything anyway. It took from then to my Dad to get above poverty level. That said, it's difficult to make direct correlations when you factor in the effects of an agrarian economy losing ground to the Industrial Revolution...and the Great Depression.
I think the stronger ties are emotional, as it's pretty hard not to feel like (at times) the "innocent" are often made to answer for the past. Maybe one of these days, everyone will understand that "they" can't use "Dixie" as an excuse to label an entire cultural identity "invalid" or "obsolete".
...and I'll stop there before I get on a soapbox and overstate my case :)
I think the stronger ties are emotional, as it's pretty hard not to feel like (at times) the "innocent" are often made to answer for the past. Maybe one of these days, everyone will understand that "they" can't use "Dixie" as an excuse to label an entire cultural identity "invalid" or "obsolete".
...and I'll stop there before I get on a soapbox and overstate my case :)
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