Never heard Maryland called the south.
That's because of No Child Left Behind failed America
The educational system has failed Americans and if white folks suffer, black folk SUFFER SUFFER.
Maryland was a slave state that joined the Union and stayed loyal, so Southern states treat Maryland like their bougie cousin.
Maryland is called the Old Line state because that's where the Mason Dixon line is, and that what starts the South.
Maryland is the upper south and not the deep south.
A simple Google search and use of AI can explain it better than I can.
However, Maryland is the South. Y'all ain't gotta like it, learn to love it.
