McPherson's article, like the others, presents an ethnographic reading of cyberspace. Here, the
focus is on
a series of Southern websites. As one might guess, these sites reinforce
historical Southern racism, racism often covered up in proclamations of
"Southern pride" and "Southern heritage."
Each of these sites contains information (or links to information)
on Confederate history, reenactments, Southern merchants, and what many of the sites refer
to as 'heritage violations,' a term that most often refers to attempts
to ban or remove symbols of the Confederacy, particularly Confederate
flags. Many of the sites advocate Southern separatism or nationalism,
sometimes via secession. (McPherson 121)
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