Cities of the South

Over time the South has made great strides in transforming itself from a rural farm land to an urban industrialized region. This move to becoming industrialized has led to cities of the South becoming more important to the southern identity. For the blog response to this post I would like you to pick a city of the South that you believe is most important in establishing the southern identity.

The city I see as the most important to the establishment of the southern identity is Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta is important to the south in several different aspects. It boasts being the “world’s busiest passenger airport” according to a website depicting most cities of the South. This helps promote Atlanta being the cultural center of the South. The gigantic aquarium, world of coke, CNN center, and the sport stadiums are just a few of the places that make Atlanta a popular tourist attraction. Music is another component that makes Atlanta a cultural center of the South. Jermaine Dupri and Ludacris thought Atlanta was important enough to compose a song about, as shown in this video.

Not only is Atlanta a cultural center, it also is a center for business. The Coca-Cola business is considerably one of the strongest businesses in the city, but Atlanta contains within itself a healthy balance of major companies and small time businesses. As we all know Atlanta is a center where a well respected education can be found. The Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State, and several other colleges in the Atlanta region are preparing the brightest students from around the world to become world leaders in a many different areas of study.