Wikipedia:WikiProject Southern United States/Archive 1

This WikiProject was formed to foster better articles on the Southern United States with a spirit of cooperation. The Southern United States&mdash;commonly referred to as the American South or simply The South&mdash;constitutes a large distinctive region in the southeastern and south-central United States. Because of the region's unique cultural and historic heritage, including early European colonial settlements, the doctrine of states' rights, the institution of slavery and the legacy of the American Civil War, the South has developed its own customs, literature, musical styles, and varied cuisines.

Goals
The goals of this project are to create, improve, and maintain articles relating to the Southern United States, its history, people, geography, and culture. This includes Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. Culturally, Missouri may also be considered part of the region.

Scope
The scope of this project is all articles which deal with the region, politics, people, and history of the Southern United States. These articles should all be contained in the Category:Southern United States or one of its subcategories.

Participants
All members should feel free to add User WikiProject Southern United States to their userpages.

 JAGUITAR    (Contact me)  14:52, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Departments

 * Assessment - the assessment department.

Articles in Peer Review

 * The Political Cesspool

Good Articles

 * The Political Cesspool

Templates

 * WikiProject Southern United States - the project banner to be placed on the talk pages of articles.
 * User WikiProject Southern United States is a userbox which all members can add to their talk pages.

Resources
There are a tremendous number of resources available for this area. Editors should feel free to check the external links and references of the article or articles dealing with the specific area in consideration.