An idea of the South

Beginning in Virginia, we enter the states named The South, it's the states which were for the secession during the Civil War.
In 1863, before the Civil War, the wealthiest American were from South Carolina. They had rice plantations, it was a rice of very high quality, cultivated by slaved labor. Now there is no more plantations, they used too much the soil at this time. It's an example of failing "nation", the theory of Acemoglu and Robinson in Why nation fails?, because of extractive institutions where the wealthy takes all the added value from the majority.
It's possible to admire in Charleston a lot of Antebellum mansions from this time, pre civil war wealthy houses. In the country side we enjoyed the forest in this state with majestuous trees.
The food is also a story by itself. The sea food is great, a specialty is shrimps with grits.