Introduction: looking toward a new rhetoric of southern identity -- Uniforms, walls, and doors: social mystery and gender integration at the Virginia Military Institute -- When Richmond gained perspective by incongruity: Old South tradition and New South change in the confederate capitol -- Stories of the war: the confederate flag in South Carolina -- Senator Trent Lott: southern sinner, scapegoat, and sacrifice -- Conclusion: dialectical rhetoric as the new rhetoric of southern identity -- Notes -- References -- Index.