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  • Southern Movie 23: “Ode to Billy Joe” (1976)

    Southern Movie 23: “Ode to Billy Joe” (1976)

    The Southern Movies series explores images of the South in modern films as well as how those images affect American perspectives on the region. On…

  • 53 Years since Bloody Sunday, 1965

    It’s not too difficult to get people to come to a big anniversary of a major event in American history, like the 50th anniversary of…

  • Claudette Colvin’s legacy in Montgomery

    I’ve been glad to see that Claudette Colvin is receiving her much-deserved honor and recognition. At just 15 years old, Colvin was arrested in March…

  • Dirty Boots: Every Single Day

    Dirty Boots: Every Single Day

    Dirty Boots: Irregular Attempts at Critical Thinking and Border Crossing offers a Deep Southern, Generation X perspective on the culture, politics, and general milieu of…