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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011: THE CRAFT OF SONG IN THE SOUTH WITH JONATHAN BYRD, CAITLIN CARY, AND MATT DOUGLAS Jonathan Byrd, a seventh generation North Carolinian, recorded his new releaseCackalack live on a sunny afternoon in Toronto, Ontario, with no headphones, no listenbacks, no separation, and no overdubs. Having recently made WFMT Midnight…

Alice Ammerman – Food in the South: Health, Happiness, and the Economy (9/8/11) from CSAS on Vimeo. Professor Ammerman will present Food in the South: Health, Happiness and the Economy. She will explore the multiple roles of food in the lives of southerners, ranging from family and social connections and…

Coke is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. In honor of this iconic southern company, the Center for the Study of the American South will be exhibiting selections from Stephen and Sandra Rich’s personal Coca-Cola memorabilia collection. Stephen Rich is a former executive of the Coca-Cola Corporation and has a…

Join us for a lunchtime reading by Charlie Thompson from his new book, Spirits of Just Men: Mountaineers, Liquor Bosses, and Lawmen in the Moonshine Capital of the World Time: 12 to 1 pm Location: Room 112 at The Center for the Study of the American South, 410 East Franklin Street,…

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011: THE CRAFT OF SONG IN THE SOUTH WITH JONATHAN BYRD, CAITLIN CARY, AND MATT DOUGLAS Jonathan Byrd, a seventh generation North Carolinian, recorded his new releaseCackalack live on a sunny afternoon in Toronto, Ontario, with no headphones, no listenbacks, no separation, and no overdubs. Having recently made WFMT Midnight…

THE GRAMMY-WINNING BAND THE CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS IS AUCTIONING AN AUTOGRAPHED DEERING GOODTIME BANJO TO BENEFIT THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH, A RESEARCH CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL The funds raised as part of this auction will go towards the Center’s music programming,…

Please join us at a reception for Michael Carlebach  and Southern Cultures at the Center’s offices, which are located at 410 East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill.  The reception will take place on June 29th from 5-7 p.m. to celebrate both the opening of the exhibition and the publication of Southern Cultures Photography Issue, which…

April 13th and 14th, respectively, the Center hosts Tammy Ingram and Peter Rutkoff. Tell About the South with Tammy Ingram, Center for the Study of the American South’s Post Doctoral Fellow – Progressives and Politics on the Dixie Highway Wednesday, April 13th | 12 p.m. | The Center for the Study…

BOOK REINTERPRETS 1955 MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT At the Dark End of the Street, by Danielle McGuire, assistant professor of history at Wayne State University, is a groundbreaking reinterpretation of the story of the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott. The book is based on McGuire’s award-winning dissertation, which she revised in 2007-08…

John T. Edge – Pitmaster: An Homage and Rumination (4/6/11) from CSAS on Vimeo. John T. Edge, monthly food columnist for the New York Times and a contributing editor at Garden & Gun, gave the 2010-11 Charleston Lecture on April 6, 2011. In his lecture he talked about the idea…