Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 White Southerners, who were largely poor and working class, were considered undesirable by 21 percent of those surveyed in Detroit in 1951, and by 13 percent of those surveyed in Chicago in 1948. #2 Many have tried to explain regional and racial differences by invoking slavery. But this explanation falls flat when one considers the existence of this same subculture among white Southerners before the institution of slavery. #3 The British Isles have always been a hotbed of racial tension, and the American South was no different. The British Isles were a hotbed of racial tension because they were a fringe region between Europe and Scotland. The Americans were a fringe region between Scotland and England, and their culture was heavily influenced by Scots. #4 The British Isles were a hotbed of racial tension because they were a fringe region between Europe and Scotland. The Americans were a fringe region between Scotland and England, and their culture was heavily influenced by Scots.