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NORTH CAROLINA

SOUTH CAROLINA

MISSISSIPPI GEORGIA

LOUISIANA

ALABAMA

ARKANSAS

FLORIDA

TENNESSEE

KENTUCKY

WEST

VIRGINIA

TEXAS

OKLAHOMA

MISSOURI

INDIANA

PENNSYLVANIA

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Athens

Milledgeville

Bainbridge

Bastrop

West Palm Beach

Biloxi

Venice

Brookhaven

Brunswick

Clarksdale Grenada

LawrenceburgColumbia

Franklin

Columbus

Alexander City

Cordele

Corinth

Cullman

De Ridder

Decatur

Dothan

Dublin

Dyersburg

Florence

Fort Myers

Fort Walton Beach

Gadsden

Gainesville

Georgetown

Greenville

Elizabeth City

Goldsboro

Greenville

Yazoo City Canton

Greenwood

Hattiesburg

Hilton Head Island

Jackson

Key West

Kingsport

Laurel

Laurinburg

McComb Bogalusa

Melbourne

Fort Pierce

Meridian

Clinton

Morgan City

Murfreesboro

Cleveland

Myrtle Beach

Naples

Natchitoches

New Bern

New Iberia

Ocala

Opelousas

Panama Lake City City

Phenix City

Rome

Saint Augustine

Sarasota

Tallulah Statesboro

Thomasville

Tifton

Troy

Tupelo

Union

Union City

Valdosta

Vidalia

Hinesville

Waycross

Wilmington

Orangeburg

Camden

Hot Springs

Jonesboro

Havelock

Jacksonville

Spartanburg Rock Hill

Augusta

Greenwood

Crestview

Holly Springs

West Memphis

Blytheville

Natchez

Andalusia

Marietta

Hamilton

Florence

Cookeville Greeneville

Maryville

Port Charlotte

De Land

Boca Raton

Rocky Mount

Gastonia

Scottsboro

Dalton

Forrest City

Russellville Searcy

Mountain Home

Pocahontas

Deltona

Key Largo

Ruston

Brewton

Demopolis

Ozark

Fayetteville Walnut Ridge

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Opelika

Hopkinsville

Paducah

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Harrisonburg

Staunton

Winchester

Dale City

Fredericksburg

Charlottesville

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Newport Portsmouth

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Bowling Green Middlesboro

London

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Daytona Beach

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Louisville

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FLORIDA’S SUNSHINE COAST

Florida’s sunny weather and sandy beaches

have traditionally attracted many retired people,

many of whom live in apartments along the

coast in resorts such as Miami Beach (right).

Florida also attracts young people, particularly

to the vibrant city of Miami, where many

immigrants from Central America, Cuba, and

other Caribbean islands live, and Spanish is

spoken by half the population. The Florida Keys,

an island chain in the south of the peninsula,

is also popular with tourists, and contains

some of the largest living coral formations

in North America.

Martin Luther King, Jr, speaking at the final rally

of the March Against Fear, Mississippi, 1966

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR

Martin Luther King, Jr (left) was born in Atlanta in 1929.

In the 1960s, he led many peaceful protests to end the

laws that discriminated against black Americans. King

was assassinated in 1969 and has since been seen

as a symbol of the struggle for racial equality.

Many African Americans live in the southern US

where, before the Civil War (1861–65), their

ancestors were forced to work on cotton

plantations and farms.

TOURISM

Tourism is an important industry in

the south, especially for Florida. As

well as warm weather and appealing

scenery, tourists are attracted to the

theme parks around Orlando. Jobs and

income are generated by tourism, with

many people working in retail outlets,

restaurants, hotels, and theme parks. Kumba roller coaster,

a popular ride at Busch

Gardens Tampa Bay, Florida

KENTUCKY DERBY

Every year on the first

Saturday of May, the

Kentucky Derby takes place

in Louisville. This horse race,

and the festivities based around

it, mark the beginning of spring

for people in the area. The best

horses and jockeys, as well as

massive crowds of spectators

from around the country, travel

here for the event.

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