April 29, 2013
Excerpt: Kennesaw Mountain, by Earl J. Hess
The assault of June 27 was a significant departure from Sherman’s mode of operations during the Atlanta campaign. Continue Reading Excerpt: Kennesaw Mountain, by Earl J. Hess
April 25, 2013
Michael T. Bernath: Confederate Teachers United in a War of Their Own
It was 150 years ago, on April 28, 1863 in Columbia, South Carolina, that nearly seventy delegates from six Confederate states met to form the South’s first and only national teachers’ organization, The Educational Association of the Confederate States of America. Continue Reading Michael T. Bernath: Confederate Teachers United in a War of Their Own
April 24, 2013
Eric S. Yellin: Woodrow Wilson’s Inauguration a Disheartening Anniversary
It was not just careers that came to an end in Woodrow Wilson’s Washington. African Americans also lost a claim to their legitimacy as American citizens and participants in the national state. Marked as corrupt and untrustworthy, black Americans have struggled ever since to clear their names as honest and trust-worthy citizens, a struggle that continues into our own time. Continue Reading Eric S. Yellin: Woodrow Wilson’s Inauguration a Disheartening Anniversary
April 22, 2013
Video and Event Celebrate Paul Kwilecki’s “One Place”
Kwilecki developed his visual ideas in series of photographs of high school proms, prison hog killings, shade-tree tobacco farming, factory work, church life, the courthouse. Continue Reading Video and Event Celebrate Paul Kwilecki’s “One Place”
April 22, 2013
Interview: Tom Earnhardt on Crossroads of the Natural World
The first essay, “Three Elephants in the Basement,” allowed me to transport the reader back to a time not very long ago—just a comma and three zeroes ago—when the land that would become North Carolina was populated by three species of elephant and a menagerie of strange animals as large as any in Africa today. Continue Reading Interview: Tom Earnhardt on Crossroads of the Natural World
April 18, 2013
Randal Maurice Jelks: Remembering “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
King’s letter scribbled on the edges of a newspaper is a democratic critique and draws attention to public aspect of faith traditions. In a democracy, faiths must always be self-critical and publicly criticized. Continue Reading Randal Maurice Jelks: Remembering “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
April 17, 2013
David W. Stowe: A Conversation about the Jesus Movement with Malcolm Magee
The Jesus music had a visceral effect on my peers and me. Music was all around us and a constant emotional and intellectual force in the 1970s. It was very much the vehicle for communicating this faith. Music identified us. It captured the emotion that was largely absent in the churches that emerged from the 1950s. The music communicated both an identity and a mission. We all felt like we were going to somehow change the world. Music, however could be exploited. Continue Reading David W. Stowe: A Conversation about the Jesus Movement with Malcolm Magee
April 10, 2013
North Carolina Icons: Doc Watson
This week we revive our NC Icons series with a look at Doc Watson, number 51 on Our State magazine’s 100 North Carolina Icons list. The Deep Gap, North Carolina native and Grammy award winning singer/songwriter left a lasting legacy on traditional American music, revered for his influence on bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music. Continue Reading North Carolina Icons: Doc Watson
April 4, 2013
Gordon K. Mantler: Remembering that Other March on Washington
Only during the Poor People’s Campaign did activists of so many different backgrounds—from veterans of the labor and southern civil rights movements to Chicano, American Indian, antiwar, and welfare rights activists—attempt to construct a physical and spiritual community that addressed poverty and broader issues of social justice for longer than a one-day rally. Continue Reading Gordon K. Mantler: Remembering that Other March on Washington
March 29, 2013
Interview: Paul and Angela Knipple on Farm Fresh Tennessee
We left so many places saying, “Wow. That was just cool.” There were so many people who were eager to share their knowledge and were so generous with their time. Continue Reading Interview: Paul and Angela Knipple on Farm Fresh Tennessee
March 27, 2013
Howard Risatti: Environmentalism Reviving Tradition in Art
I want to stress that what artists like M. C. Richards and other were doing by raising our sensitivity to ecological issues was indeed very important. It was an attempt to help us find the will to actually do something. Continue Reading Howard Risatti: Environmentalism Reviving Tradition in Art
March 26, 2013
Pre-Order The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture at Discounted Rate
Make sure to take advantage of the limited time offer and order your full set of 24 volumes of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, in either hardcover or paperback, and the shipping is free. Continue Reading Pre-Order The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture at Discounted Rate
March 20, 2013
David W. Stowe: From the Book to the Breakfast Table
I had a new image of the Times Op-Ed department as a kind of graduate seminar on steroids, not just fact-checking and copy-editing but asking the rigorous questions. Continue Reading David W. Stowe: From the Book to the Breakfast Table
March 19, 2013
Rod Andrew Jr.: When South Carolina Had Two Governors
Hampton sought to overthrow the corrupt Republican regime in Columbia and promised to protect black civil rights; Chamberlain had tried to bring reform and publicly dismissed Hampton’s promises to black voters. Continue Reading Rod Andrew Jr.: When South Carolina Had Two Governors
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