Mired in Poverty

Expository Series: A Region Left Behind: Lost Opportunity in the Deep South (2015). In this series, courtesy of The Washington Post, the question is asked, “What went wrong with the deep south?” The writers, videographers and photographers tell detailed stories about why many residents of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina and Georgia continue to struggle financially. The five states in the South are much worse off on economic and social measures than the majority of the country. How the region compares in measures such as Male Life Expectancy, Children Living With One Parent, Read the Full Story