Maryland

on this subject as said. Several were even brought up in the Mid Atlantic area and in the North but don't know the reality.

A relative met a lawyer in NY who claimed there was no such thing as 'Maryland crabcakes' (silly) or the state of West Virginia. One college friend from Houston, Texas had a grandfather who said 'Virginia is up there in the North!'

All you can do is try to inform with the facts.

Neighbor states MD and VA certainly had cultural and economic ties; areas of Eastern KY and WV were not pro slavery in general and supported the Democratic Party in the 20th c. because of labor unions and anti poverty programs.

The Left Coast. People I know, mostly democrats lack basic history about the East, South, and more. Amnesia about the impact of Nixon and Reagan from Calif. is curious.

The far right's longterm goal to cut humanities and liberal arts in higher education will lower Americans' knowledge of history, democracy and other important fields. - Better close now, thanks for the reply.