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Hurricane Katrina Five Year Observance: September 8-10, 2012
Scholars, Researchers, Community Leaders and Artists Observe the 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina September 8-10, 2010 Chapel Hill NC – To observe the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina – this country’s largest natural and human-caused disaster – The Center for the Study of the American South at UNC-CH and the…
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Music on the Porch – Fall 2010 ft Mandolin Orange and Ryan Gustafson
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010: MANDOLIN ORANGE AND RYAN GUSTAFSON Mandolin Orange are Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz, an all-around original folk duo from Warrenton and Chapel Hill, NC, respectively. Marlin and Frantz pair guitar, violin, and mandolin to complement alluring lyrics and seamless harmonies. “The duo’s voices and instruments fit alongside…
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“Come and Found You Gone”, Mississippi Fred McDowell-The Bill Ferris Recordings, now out!
“Come and Found You Gone”, Mississippi Fred McDowell-The Bill Ferris Recordings, is now out and available for sale at devildownrecords.com. This cd has never before heard recordings of Fred McDowell, and his wife Annie Mae, friend Napoleon Strickland and another unidentified musician. Beautifully atmospheric, they were made casually over the…
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Seth Kotch featured on The State of Things on July 29, 2010
Southern Oral History Program’s Digital Coordinator, Seth Kotch, will be on the WUNC’s State of Things July 29, at noon and 9pm, discussing the history of race and the death penalty. Stream it live at http://www.wunc.org.
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Music on the Porch: Thursday, September 30, 2010
FREE CONCERT – MUSIC ON THE PORCH WITH MANDOLIN ORANGE AND RYAN GUSTAFSON SEPTEMBER 30 FROM 5 – 7 PM MANDOLIN ORANGE Songwriter Andrew Marlin and vocalist/instrumentalist Emily Frantz make up the Carrboro duo Mandolin Orange. Marlin and Frantz pair distinct musical roles to stylize songs inspired by their country,…
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SOHP in the Gulf
SOUTHERN ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM IN THE GULF The SOHP has started documenting the Gulf South, which is in the early throes of of the worst environmental disaster in American history. The BP oil spill will have a profound, lasting impact for the many thousands of people whose communities face the…
Carolina Soul and Consumer Culture
CAROLINA SOUL ON WUNC-FM Recently, WUNC’s The State of Things featured Jason Perlmutter and Joshua C. Davis. Jason Perlmutter is the founder of the Web site, http://www.carolinasoul.org, a unique discography of local soul music. Josh Davis recently earned his Ph.D in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has…
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2010-11 Postdoctoral Fellowships in Southern Studies Awarded
The recipients of the Centers 2010-2011 Postdoctoral Fellowships in Southern Studies are Dr. Tammy Ingram and Dr. Scott Matthews. Dr. Tammy Ingram received her Ph.D. from Yale University and has spent the past three years as the James T. and Ella Rather Kirk Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Agnes Scott College. Dr. Scott…
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Bill Ferris Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award
The Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters (MIAL) has chosen William Ferris, the Joel R. Williamson Eminent Professor of History and the senior associate director of the Center for the Study of the American South at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as the recipient of its Lifetime Achievement…
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Celebrate North Carolina Panel: Saturday, May 22, 2010
CELEBRATE NORTH CAROLINA: TURNING POINTS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AT THE NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF HISTORY ON SATURDAY, MAY 22 FROM 10:00-11:15 A.M. Scholars and authors Timothy Tyson, Reginald Hildebrand and Blair Kelley will discuss and answer questions about key turning points in North Carolina’s African-American history on May 22…
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