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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…

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…

REAL NASCAR: WHITE LIGHTENING, RED CLAY, AND BIG BILL FRANCE.  LECTURE WITH AUTHOR DAN S. PIERCE. DR. PIERCE IS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND CHAIR OF THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE. THURSDAY, MAY 6| 2:30-4 P.M. AT THE UNC GENERAL ALUMNI CENTER Real NASCAR: White Lightning,…

2010 ALFRED DUPONT CHANDLER JR. LECTURESHIP ON SOUTHERN BUSINESS HISTORY – PROFESSOR JOHN MAJEWSKI OF UC- SANTA BARBARA – SOUTHERN SECESSIONISTS AND THE ECONOMIC VISION OF THE CONFEDERACY. APRIL 22, 2010, 4:30 PM, UNC ALUMNI CENTER –  ROYALL ROOM The 2010 Alfred Dupont Chandler Jr. Lectureship on Southern Business History is pleased…

The Center for the Study of the American South is honored to have Congressman John M. Spratt Jr. (D-SC) presenting this year’s 5th Annual Charleston Area Alumni Lecture on Southern Affairs. Congressman Spratt will be speaking about the new health care bill and its relationship to the South.  Congressman Spratt was first elected…

The Center for the Study of the American South’s second Music on the Porch of the semester happens April 15 from 5 to 7 pm.  Join Catherine Edgerton and Kym Register of Midtown Dickens, Shirle’ Hale of Free Electric State, and Pierce Freelon of The Beast as Music on the Porch continues to explore the connections…

DR. TRUDIER HARRIS, J. CARLYLE SITTERSON PROFESSOR EMERITA, TO GIVE THE HUTCHINS LECTURE ON APRIL 13TH AT 4PM AT THE UNC ALUMNI CENTER The last Hutchins Lecture of the year welcomes Trudier Harris, J. Carlyle Sitterson Professor Emerita on April 13th.  Her lecture is entitled, “Imagining His Body Violated: James…

At NOON  on April 13, 2010 tune into WUNC’s The State of Things as Seth Kotch of the Southern Oral History Program and William R. Chafe of Duke University talk about the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and listen to clips of interviews with some of the founders, including Ella Baker,…

MUSIC ON THE PORCH MARCH 2010 w/Hindugrass and Phil Cook of Megafaun Music on the Porch, our popular music performance series, is back!  Join us on the Center’s lawn March 25 from 5 to 7 pm as we explore southern music shaken and stirred. The March 25 event features Hindugrass and Phil…

March 1, 2010 – The Center for the Study of the American South, is pleased to welcome Sally Greene as its new associate director.  A 1996 graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill with a Ph.D. in English, she holds a J.D. from the George Washington University.  Dr. Greene brings to the position a…