Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Interesting. I must have gone to school when real history was taught as what was presented is very much what I learned formally in Eastern Kansas and informally in Greeneville MS. I had a conversation with my mother and grandmother about this general topic of regionalism in the sixties. Their general take was that the railroads started the transition slowed way down by the destruction of the railroads(confederate) during the Civil War but was rapidly accelerated by radio. Radio was largely influenced(speaking about North America) by production in NYC. Which was in English. Dominate language trends to drown out the non dominate language and culture. My grandmother had a pretty good perspective as she came to Mississippi as a little girl from Eastern Nebraska and had to adopt to the very different culture of the southern US. Her family was still heavily influenced by NE US culture as extended family was deeply tied through land and education (Harvard Law) family in the US since the Mayflower(incidentally crew member not part of the compact). Summarizing, whether correct or not the education system propagandized English and relevant culture as regionalism was being vastly reduced by mass communication and the increasing force of the Federal government. Things like the Corp of Engineers work on the Mississippi River after the 1927 flood and the need for a central response during the 1930's economic devastation. However, in the late fifties and early sixties what was discussed in the article was taught in at least some schools. On Sat, May 9, 2020, 7:45 AM Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > Learning about Louisiana, Interesting Perspective. > > > > https://louisianaperspectives.wordpress.com/2020/05/08/more-louisiana-perspectives/ > > > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/> > Natchitoches, Louisiana > 1714 > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >