What well known person is most typical to the southern United States?

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Mar 21st, 2002 | 08:10 PM

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why only white

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And what about: Martin Luther King or B.B. King. Why is it always a white guy.

Mar 21st, 2002 | 08:35 PM

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Linda

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Fictional: Addicus Finch (lawyer in To Kill A Mockingbird)
Real: Lady Bird Johnson, Jimmy & Roselyn Carter, Fritz Hollins, George Washington Carver, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Louis Armstrong, Harry Connick, Jr., Elvis

Mar 22nd, 2002 | 01:37 AM

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Stephanie P.

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The people who posted negatively on this board re: Southerners bother me, because even though I am not a Southerner (Pennsylvanian) I find the people of the SE U.S. the friendliest anywhere and they are by no means dumb as a doorknob. I go back up north and am disappointment by the lack of friendliness when everyday in the South I get a "Hey" every morning.

Mar 22nd, 2002 | 02:00 AM

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mike

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Junior Samples
Jethro Bodine

Mar 22nd, 2002 | 04:20 AM

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Roger

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William Faulkner and Walker Percy are two of the greatest novelists in American history. Eudora Welty and Flannery O'Connor are greatly respected though I must admit I've never read them. Shelby Foote's landmark multi-volume history of the Civil War rivals Gibbons' Roman histories. Are there any New York City writers who can match these Southerners. Norman Mailer? Hah! And the late Justin Wilson could cook rings around that New Bedfordite Emeril (now of New York).

Mar 22nd, 2002 | 04:46 AM

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John

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John Grisham

Mar 22nd, 2002 | 04:56 AM

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Hank Hill
Jeff Foxworthy
Andy Griffith

What's this fascination with Harry Connick, Jr? I guess I've never identified him with the south.

Mar 22nd, 2002 | 05:00 AM

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Kristin

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Maybe not typical, but definitely famous...
Ernest Hemingway

Mar 22nd, 2002 | 05:27 AM

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Stephanie P.

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ME:

The reason I like him so much is his great voice and I love big band and the music of that generation (I'm only 37). He is from New Orleans, LA, so I would consider him Southern. Another appealing thing about him is how well groomed and polished he is and he's so unusual and attractive looking with a nice body (not stick thin w/gross long hair), full mouth, great profile, big eyes and clear skin. There is just something about him that is so smooth and appealing.

Mar 22nd, 2002 | 05:37 AM

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I guess that makes Harry Connick the exception, not the rule. The question is for "typical" southerners, and he doesn't sound typical.

Mar 22nd, 2002 | 05:52 AM

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joe

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Elvis

Mar 22nd, 2002 | 06:47 AM

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southern

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Sela Ward! She's a true Southern Belle!

Mar 22nd, 2002 | 06:49 AM

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Big Red

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Agree with all the above positive images...would like to add Matthew McConaghney (attrocious spelling I know)

Mar 22nd, 2002 | 07:18 AM

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Sheila

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There are many famous people from the south including: James Earl Jones, Jim Henson, Hank Aaron, Nat King Cole, Helen Keller, Willie Mays, Tennessee Williams, Aretha Franklin, Morgan Freeman, Kathy Bates, Cybil Sheppard, Dinah Shore, Alvin York, Ty Cobb, Fay Dunaway, Jim Morrison, Ben Vereen and of course, Elvis Presley.