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The Center for the Study of the American South is a hub for interdisciplinary research, scholarship, and teaching about Carolina’s complex home region.
Our work is about asking big questions, challenging old narratives, and making space for voices that often get left out.
Whether through research, public programs, or our award-winning publications, we’re driven by a passion for curiosity, critical thinking, and making the South’s story more inclusive and real. We believe in the power of honest reflection and creative collaboration to help us understand where we’ve been—and where we’re going.
Initiatives
Southern Cultures
peer-reviewed quarterly journal published by UNC Press for the Center for the Study of the American South, exploring the diverse histories and cultures of the U.S. South.
The Southern Oral History Program (SOHP)
preserves and amplifies the voices that shape the history and culture of the U.S. South.
Southern Futures
collaborative network for the students, scholars, creators, and community leaders doing extraordinary work to reimagine the American South.
Events
Legacies of Lynching : An Inaugural Gathering
The Friday Center
Chapel Hill, NC
8:00 AM to 5:00 PMNews & Articles
Standing Room Only for Kelley’s Black Folk: Roots of the Black Working Class
A standing-room only crowd of students, faculty, and Triangle community members packed the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History, for the conversation between Blair LM Kelley and LaRhonda Manigault-Bryant.
Exploring the Nuances of History
Christina Huang shares her history and SOHP experience.
HIST593 Gives Undergraduate Students Keys to Enter History’s “Unvisited” Rooms
Using Oral History and Public History, Ph.D. candidate Hooper Schultz teaches undergraduate students how to unravel and share history.
