The Changing South

First of all Seattle is not in the South, I have been to the south, more specifically Georgia, and it had a completely different feel than Seattle. The southern culture is good and unique too, I love their southern hospitality and it made me feel very welcome. However, Seattle does have it's own culture as well. They are well known for their music and festivities. Major arts organizations include Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera and the Pacific Northwest Ballet, numerous art galleries, the Seattle Asian Art Museum, the Experience Music Project rock and roll museum. Festival celebrations include SEAFAIR, Northwest folklife, Seattle International Film Festival. Seattle hosts large-scale musical concerts and has gained gained international attention as the place of origin of trend-setting rock, pop and jazz groups. As you can see Seattle has grown its own culture; "Southerners find comfort in a shared sense of being southern" likewise people in Seattle take their own pride in being born, raised, or residents of Seattle, it may not be as strong as Southerners pride but it is there. I have never been to SEAFAIR but have seen pictures and it seems very diverse, hopefully someday I can take part of it.
Slavery had a very big impact in the South, as of today many African Americans reside in the South, in Seattle its African American population is not as big. In 2000, Seattle's African American total population was 8.4%. In the South, "By the first U.S. Census in 1790, blacks comprised 39.1 percent of Virginia's population, 43 percent of South Carolina's, 25.5 percent of North Carolina's, and 35.4 percent of Georgia's. This was the percentage in 1790 which  as of today still doesn't compare to Seattle's.
The South has undergone good change for example, "Today's Atlanta is a business, financial, and commercial center without peer in the South. Enterprises from Coca-Cola to CNN originated in Atlanta and continue to be based there". This can relate to Seattle because they too have been home to big companies and it has helped boost their economy in the same fashion that Coca-Cola and CNN helped boost economy in Atlanta.

Text Sources: http://www.seattle.gov/oir/datasheet/Datasheet2010.pdf
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