Dalton High

Coach Matt Cheaves stands with members of the Dalton High School soccer team in Dalton, Ga.

New American south: Latinos make mark in an Appalachian city

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Dalton, Ga., is nearly half Latino. On the high school soccer pitch, the team is almost entirely Latino. Dalton is special in Georgia, and indeed across the south, in that it has become much more diverse much faster than most other similar communities. And the changing demographics are changing the community.

Coach Matt Cheaves stands with members of the Dalton High School soccer team in Dalton, Ga.

The New American South: Latinos Make Their Mark in an Appalachian City

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