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SPECIAL EDITIONS
Southern Futures Podcast (Season 2) – Read here
Dr. Annette Rodriguez and Dr. Seth Kotch on the history of lynching in the American South and its impact today
Dr. Sharon Holland explains why her African American presence, intellect, and history in the South is “absolute and enduring”
Dr. Maria Estorino puts archives in perspective as tools for collecting materials yesterday and revealing truths today.
Ph.D. candidate Diamond Holloman pairs with Lumber River Keeper Jefferson Currie to capture community stories
Southern Futures Podcast – The Vote (Special Episode)
Election 2020 voting is under way in North Carolina. Our special episode of the Southern Futures Podcast takes a look at this contested element of our democracy. Struggle and a tradition of resistance are part of the history of voting in the South.
DECEMBER 2020 – Read here
A Year in Review and the Year Ahead
History’s Voices Southern Oral History Program
Freedom of Expression Course and SOPH Project
The Light of Truth – Celebrating Ida B. Wells
Southern Futures and SOPH Scholars Make Impact
The Place of Racism in US History Classrooms
NOVEMBER 2020 – Read here
Imagining UNC’s Future with Art Website
The Women’s Issue – Southern Cultures
What Comes After the 2020 Presidential Election?
Watch the Ida B. Wells Series Now
OCTOBER 2020 – Read here
Cardinal I Book Launch
Special Election Episode, Southern Futures Podcast
Two Lumbee Scholars Reclaim Community in Archives
Administrations of Lunacy I: Author Talk
Future College Student Endures Historic Times
SEPTEMBER 2020 – Read here
Ida B. Wells Symposia
Breaking Barriers: Women of Color and the Right to Vote
“Sharing Black and Native Voices”: Virtual Event
Food Sovereignty: A Case for a “New Normal” in the Wake of Two Pandemics
AUGUST 2020 – Read here
Art & Vision Southern Cultures Summer 2020
100 Years – The 19th Amendment
Seth Kotch and Ashley Melzer – New Humanities Roles
How Communities Record Climate Change
Engaging the African Diaspora in K-12 Education
JULY 2020 – Read here
Riding the Waves – SOHP Stories
On Coasts and Climates – CCHEC Speaks Out
Natasha Trethewey in Southern Cultures
Dr. Karida Brown Joins the LA Lakers
Upcoming Episodes – Southern Futures Podcast
Docuseries Reframes the South: Behind the Scenes of NASCAR
JUNE 2020 – Read here
Southern Futures Podcast Launches
Ella Baker’s Voice and Rural Root – SOHP Feature
Tyree Daye in Southern Cultures
Southern Cultures Call for Papers – Human/Nature
The Challenges of Oral History during COVID-19
May 2020 – Read here
Our Thanks to Rachel Seidman
Teaching about Racism? A Crucial Conversation
#COVIDintheSOUTH – An essay on listening
Call for Papers – Human/Nature
Fellowship & Grant Recipients
SOHP Summer Research Award Recipients
April 2020 – Read here
Lowery on Somewhere South Friday, April 24 at 9 p.m., UNC-TV
#COVIDintheSouth
Working for Teachers McColl Dissertation Fellow
SOHP Contributes to Library of Congress Collection
Human/Nature Call for Submissions
Diary for a Different Time
March 2020 – Read here
A Special Note for Extraordinary Times
Art and Activism
A Honeysuckle Balm
Reflections: Voices from the Past Frame the Present Crisis
Sweet Chariot: Slave Narratives Take Stage
What are We Reading, Watching, and Listening To?
Postponements and Cancellations
Call for Submissions
February 2020 – Read here
Exhibit Opening at Love House
UNC’s Future with Art
Critical Ethnic Studies Graduate Working Group
UNC Women’s History Tour
Funding Opportunities
Apply for the Jacquelyn Dowd Hall Research Fellowship
Intern with the SOHP