The Southern Character Project began when we first tried to determine what bein Southern meant to us.
We expected easy answers, but we were wrong.After long discussions, lonely research, and some entertaining interviews, we have reached a few conclusions. These results are what help us come to grips with, and feel proud of, our identity.
Our answers may not work for you. And that' Ok. But they work for us and we hope that you will find some value in them as well.
But we should probably be clear: we do have an agenda.We want to help promote and encourage the pillars of what we consider Southern. That means character and passion.
Our mission is to help influence the South to embrace these and embody these characteristics more and more. We firmly believe that as this happens, the South will exceed its former glory.
It's an ambitious goal, no doubt. But life is short and we wanted ours to stand for something.
One thing is certain though... We can't do much on our own.
We really do care about promoting a more virtuous and passionate culture throughout the South. But we obviously can't do it by ourselves.
Everything we do is incomplete without commuity involvement. That means our partners are of utmost importance to us.
And as far as we are concerned,
you are our most important partner.