Reconstruction was the period immediately after the Civil War. This is the period that the rest of the United States tried to eliminate all remaining traces of slavery and tried to reunite the rest of the states that succeeded to the Confederacy. It originally was going well when led by Abraham Lincoln, But after his assassination things got worse. Lincoln's successor, Andrew Johnson, made a mess of things. Appointing leaders to the South to try and "fix things up" didn't work too well. He appointed leaders to do what the South wanted to do, not what the rest of the States wanted them to do. This eventually led to the formation of such things as the 13th through 15th amendments, Black codes, and the Jim Crow Laws. This period is most likely the reason behind the South being seen as such a "hateful" and "racist" place.
"A U.S. Census worker found hanged from a tree near a Kentucky cemetery had the word "fed" scrawled on his chest, a law enforcement official said Wednesday, and the FBI is investigating whether he was a victim of anti-government sentiment." As you can see this is still a problem is some parts of the Southern United States. In my personal opinion, it is because the Reconstruction was not handled properly.
Barrett, Devlin. McMurray, Jeffrey, "Census worker hanged with 'Fed' written on body." Sep. 23rd, 2009, The Associated Press, Accessed September 30th, 2009.
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