French Influence on Southern Culture
(Another Great read from Reckonin’. This one by Olga Sibert… – DD)
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Come walk with me a minute while I tell you a story that happened to me just this weekend. An interaction I had highlights the glaring misconceptions people have of the South. We’ll talk a little Southern history too.
I was in a social situation recently where a European assumed I didn’t know what crepes are. Or perhaps she may have been trying to explain how crepes are like blinis, a similar Slavic dish. As I’ve sat thinking about this event this week, I’ve thought about the strong presence of French culture in the South, and how it’s awful that the media has convinced the world we are uncultured backwoods hicks.
The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Mobile Alabama is said to be modeled after the 13th century Amiens Cathedral in France. It was dedicated on October 27, 1912 by Cardinal John Murphy.
French culture influenced the southern United States in many ways, including language, food, music, and architecture. The most obvious examples are the Cajun French language, food like po-boys and pastries, the French Quarter, Mardi Gras celebrations. Even the legal system in Louisiana is based on the Napoleonic Code, which is rooted in French civil law.
But even outside of that, French culture is everywhere here and has been for hundreds of years. A wave of French pioneers came to…
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