32 Items Tagged

American South

First Lady Grace Coolidge in 1926 with what was meant to be dinner.

Why President Coolidge Never Ate His Thanksgiving Raccoon

A tradition as American as apple pie, and older than the Constitution.

Luke Fater November 26, 2019

Yakamein

Mixing soy sauce, Creole spices, and spaghetti, this hybrid soup is the embodiment of New Orleans' melting pot.

Greenwood, Mississippi

Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market

A decaying building marks the site associated with Emmett Till's brutal 1955 murder, which helped sparking the civil rights movement.

Tupelo Honey

Beekeepers in the United States' southeastern swamplands are fighting to preserve this smooth, sweet delicacy.

Greenville, Mississippi

Doe's Eat Place

In the mid-20th century, a tamale-slinging juke joint attracted a diverse clientele in the Mississippi Delta.

Cream Pull Candy

Kentucky's melt-in-your-mouth treats date back to the 1800s.

Squirrel hunting in Ville Platte, Louisiana.

The Cajun Town That Shuts Down for 'Squirrel Day'

Hunting season starts with a mass migration to the woods.

Jordan LaHaye March 11, 2019

Red velvet cake adds to the repertoire of red desserts made for Juneteenth festivities.

The Story Behind Red-Hued Juneteenth Food and Drink

Red fare at June 19 celebrations has significance that predates American slavery.

Christina Ayele Djossa June 19, 2018

Your Vietnamese coffee probably comes out of this tin.

The Secret Ingredient to America's Vietnamese Coffee

Chicory blends from New Orleans provided a taste of home.

Anne Ewbank February 5, 2018

Tennille, Georgia

Pig Monument

An odd and heartwarming stone marker enshrines the moment a community saved a farmer's pig that fell in a well.

South West City, Missouri

AR-MO-OK Tri-State Marker

Three markers installed over the course of 140 years mark the point where Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma converge.

Cowboy Church

Waxahachie, Texas

Cowboy Church of Ellis County

Baptisms in troughs and post-sermon rodeos at the world's biggest cowboy church.

Y’all, You’uns, Yinz, Youse: How Regional Dialects Are Fixing Standard English

The real enemy? "You guys."

Dan Nosowitz October 13, 2016

Why Northerners Think All Southerners Have One Accent

A small North Carolina island shows how different the Southern accent can be.

Dan Nosowitz September 1, 2016