Posts Tagged ‘American south’
A Dream of a Writer
Peter Taylor’s stories reveal an artist immersed in the quotidian who rose to the complexities of the heart and psyche
Read MoreGhosts of the French Quarter
A glimpse into a literary past
Read MoreMan on a Pedestal
What to do about this symbol of the Confederacy?
Read MoreResisting Atticus’s Allure
On the eve of Harper Lee’s new book release, reconsidering the legacy of To Kill a Mockingbird
Read MoreTelling a Troubling Tale
The complexities of edutainment
Read MoreSouthern Exposure
Inspired by the structures and landscapes of rural Alabama, photographer William Christenberry has spun
a narrative that is long, rich, and universal
Glorious Dust
The posthumous masterwork of an influential black historian tells how slavery itself undermined the Confederacy
Read MoreThe Peculiar Intellectual
In the antebellum South, scholars made serious contributions to their fields, at least until they turned to defending slavery
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