Hesse, Gabriella2020-09-222020-09-222020-04http://hdl.handle.net/11416/524Honors Thesis Spring 2020Do Southern Senators speak differently from Non-Southern Senators? This question aims to target an under-researched area in the field of Southern politics and to contribute to the debate on past and current Southern exceptionalism. This thesis is a content analysis of relevant speeches made in the US Senate surrounding the Voting Rights Act of 1965 regarding the use of rhetorical devices, call to action, and emotionality.Legislators -- United StatesVoting Rights Act of 1965 (United States)SuffrageUnited States -- Politics and governmentSouthern StatesThesis