Deep South

1.) The Deep South is a cultural and geographic subregion of the American South, differentiated from the "Old South" as being the post colonial expansion of Southern States in the antebellum period. The core states of the deep south are: Alabama Georgia Louisiana Missippi States like: Florida Tennessee South Carolina Are Sometimes categorized as "deep south" states along with the 4 core states. Varies by source. 2.) According to "Dictionary of Cultural Literacy," The deep south states are the six founding members of the Confederacy (Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.)