the Deep South
noun
: the states in the most southern and eastern part of the U.S. and especially Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Mississippi
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This is not fusion, but testament to the world as one big town, as perhaps only a third-culture kid — with Filipino and Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry, and a girlhood spent in the Deep South — would know.
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Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
South In the Deep South, temperatures are trending high.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2026
Before the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Black voters in the Deep South had no guarantee of equal access to the ballot.
—Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Before the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Black voters in the Deep South had no guarantee of equal access to the ballot.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
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Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
South In the Deep South, temperatures are trending high.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2026
Before the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Black voters in the Deep South had no guarantee of equal access to the ballot.
—Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Before the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Black voters in the Deep South had no guarantee of equal access to the ballot.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
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“The Deep South.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Deep%20South. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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