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An essay by Malinda Maynor Lowery “No one we knew could imagine what in the world we had in common, but I think he and I knew that we shared.” In the Spring 2020 issue of the Oxford American, Center for the Study of the American South Director Malinda Maynor…

  “The voices I’ve heard as an oral historian float in my head, framing the way I react to the health and economic disaster wrought by the coronavirus. None of us should ignore the wisdom held by those who are suffering most.”       What to do about COVID?…

Black Farmers and Fishermen Face COVID Challenges A lot has happened, including the unimaginable impact of COVID-19, since an oral history project captured the stories of African American farmers and fishermen in Brunswick County a year ago. A podcast, titled “Masters of Our Own Domain,” shares their experiences with extreme…

Conversations for Communities and their Futures In the months before the COVID-19 crisis, the Center for the Study of the American South at UNC, UNC’s Southern Futures initiative, and the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke hosted a series of public conversations concerning emerging issues and future paths to resiliency…

What are the impacts and responses to COVID-19 in the South? Our #COVIDintheSouth series provides perspectives from scholars and community partners on responses to the global pandemic here in the South. In many ways, the global pandemic highlights how connected the South is to the world. We invite you to…

#COVIDintheSOUTH Crises like COVID-19 and climate change can fundamentally reshape how we see our communities and our society. How will artists, scholars, storytellers and activists help us remember these events and grapple with the lessons they hold for our shared future? In the months before COVID-19 emerged on the radar,…

UNC historian Malinda Maynor Lowery guides Chef Vivian Howard during Lumbee Homecoming. The Lumbee culture’s unique collard green sandwiches provide insights into the first Southerners, their history, and their hospitality. But this episode of Somewhere South does not stop at collard greens. A diverse and changing South opens conversations about various…

Civil Rights Oral Histories Collected by SOHP In the weeks before COVID-19 halted visits to university campuses, research libraries, and archives, the Library of Congress released the final batch of interviews in their Civil Rights History Project (CRHP). Collected by the Southern Oral History Program (SOHP) at the Center for…

McColl Dissertation Fellow Christoph Stutts Makes a Difference in Classrooms Racism and white supremacy are not easy conversations in any venue, but UNC Teacher Education and Curriculum doctoral candidate Christoph Stutts believes they are necessary topics in public schools. Stutts, the McColl Dissertation Fellow at the Center for the Study…

On the air with WUNC Radio WUNC Radio’s Frank Stasio spoke with Malinda Maynor Lowery about the lessons we learn from those who came before us. It’s a discussion science fiction, scripture, and how Lumbee “outlaw” hero Henry Berry Lowrie would preserve kinship structures and right inequality during the current…