Southern Fried Lies: Misinformation, Nostalgia, and the Fight for the South’s Future
The air hangs thick with humidity in Summerville, South Carolina, carrying the scent of blooming jasmine and the distant hum of cicadas. Inside the local diner, a group of men gather around a table littered with coffee cups and half-eaten plates of biscuits and gravy. The conversation crackles with righteous indignation. A claim, recently circulated…