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Having read the first part of Stevenson's work, do you agree with her statement in the preface that Loudoun County was "a practical research site for this kind of study"? She states that the area is both "exceptional and typical" of the Upper South, do you agree with her, based on your reading thus far? (xi) Do you think the prevalence of prominent families in Loudoun impacts her interpretations of southern life or is it a fair representation of most communities? --Sarah Gardner | Having read the first part of Stevenson's work, do you agree with her statement in the preface that Loudoun County was "a practical research site for this kind of study"? She states that the area is both "exceptional and typical" of the Upper South, do you agree with her, based on your reading thus far? (xi) Do you think the prevalence of prominent families in Loudoun impacts her interpretations of southern life or is it a fair representation of most communities? --Sarah Gardner | ||
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| + | In response to Sarah's question, I was a little skeptical about the author's comment that Loudoun county was a good place to study because it was both "exceptional and typical." But after reading more, I do agree with Stevenson that Loudoun county seems to have more diversity than other places in the South while still being solidly Southern. It's nice to get a better understanding of the diversity of families in South. I had not thought about the South being quite this complex. -- Rebecca | ||
I was wondering about that statement myself. When Steveson says "Upper South" I am a little confused about whether she means "Upper Class" or the northern part of the South. The first thing that came to mind, whether "upper" refers to class or geography is the exceptional state that Virginia was (and I'm not saying that just because I am a Virginian.) Loudoun's close proximity to Washington DC increases the exceptionality of its residents because most of them are directly involved with the politics of the time. Also, Virginia is exceptional because it is the state of the Cavaliers, and of the first families. I knew right off the bat that this wasn't going to be a fair representation of the Southern communities. Stevenson does provide information on lower classes, free blacks and black slaves, but it seems to really focus in on the first families of Virginia. -- Celia M. | I was wondering about that statement myself. When Steveson says "Upper South" I am a little confused about whether she means "Upper Class" or the northern part of the South. The first thing that came to mind, whether "upper" refers to class or geography is the exceptional state that Virginia was (and I'm not saying that just because I am a Virginian.) Loudoun's close proximity to Washington DC increases the exceptionality of its residents because most of them are directly involved with the politics of the time. Also, Virginia is exceptional because it is the state of the Cavaliers, and of the first families. I knew right off the bat that this wasn't going to be a fair representation of the Southern communities. Stevenson does provide information on lower classes, free blacks and black slaves, but it seems to really focus in on the first families of Virginia. -- Celia M. | ||
