Answer: cottonbelt

AnswerCrossword Clue
COTTONBELTAlabama and Mississippi are in it
COTTONBELTAlabama, Georgia, and Mississippi, originally
COTTONBELTMuch of the Southeast
COTTONBELTSoutheast region
COTTONBELTSouthern region
COTTONBELTAlabama, Georgia, Arkansas, etc.
COTTONBELTAlabama, Georgia, Mississippi, etc.