Difference between revisions of "Missouri"
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+ | Many Knox students, particularly those from northnern states, disagree with the above statement. They note that Missouri was a slave state and that the Missouri Legislature voted to succeed during the Civil War. Also, many people in Missouri pronounce the name of the state Missoura. If that isn't a southern thing, I don't know what is. |
Revision as of 10:09, 25 May 2007
If you are from Missouri, you are a Midwesterner, not a Southerner. So there.
Even though the state has an honorary star on the Confederate flag.
Controversy
Many Knox students, particularly those from northnern states, disagree with the above statement. They note that Missouri was a slave state and that the Missouri Legislature voted to succeed during the Civil War. Also, many people in Missouri pronounce the name of the state Missoura. If that isn't a southern thing, I don't know what is.