When to Capitalize Northerners?

University Editorial Style Guidelines - Santa Clara University. In general, lowercase north, south, northeast, northern, etc., when they indicate compass direction. Capitalize these words when they designate regions.

Are Northerners capitalized?

My friend is a southerner. But southerner and northerner are capitalized when they refer to people on either side of the civil war in the United States: The civil war was fought between Southerners and Northerners.

Do I have to capitalize north and south?

Lowercase north, south, northeast, etc. when they indicate compass direction, but capitalize when they indicate a region: the West Coast.