To Understand Redneck Women: the Sweet Potato Queens Know it All

If you’re ever in Jackson, Mississippi, during the third weekend in March, you will see one of the most interesting St. Patrick’s Day parades in the country. While it’s technically the town parade, the highlight every year is a group of red-wigged, green-and-fuschia-clad, majorette-boot-stomping ladies and “ladies” of a certain age. These are the Sweet [...]