Alabama is known as the Heart of Dixie because it is in the very middle of a group of states in the Deep South.

VOA: special.2009.08.02

Boas recognized Hurston's storytelling ability and deep interest in the black culture of the South.

VOA: special.2009.02.22

And pro-slavery extremists held power in only a few states of the deep South.

VOA: special.2009.06.18

Most of the congressmen from states in the deep south supported secession.

VOA: special.2009.07.16