The Southern takeover of American culture

A woman watches roller skaters during a listening party for Beyoncé’s album Cowboy Carter in Houston, Texas, on March 29, 2024. | Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images Much like migratory birds and retirees, college students are flocking to the South come September. Big state schools with large football programs and robust Greek life, like the University of Alabama or the University of Mississippi, have seen an influx of students from the North; the number of students who left the North to go South for school increased 30 percent between 2018 and 2022.  There are lots of reasons for this ch