“Making ‘Actual Freedom’: The Civil War and Enslaved People’s Legal Consciousness” Gilder-Jordan Lecture in Southern Cultural History presented by Thavolia Glymph  A now large and robust body of literature has enriched our understanding of the flight of enslaved people to Union lines during the Civil War. Relatively little attention, however, has been paid to the role …

We Birthed a Movement Jenny Labalme Jenny Labalme, who was a student-photographer during the 1982 protests against a PCB landfill in Warren County, North Carolina, will discuss the exhibit We Birthed a Movement, which showcases a largely Black, rural, North Carolina community’s fight to block a toxic waste landfill that culminated in six weeks civil …

“Country Queers: Lessons from a Decade of Documenting Rural LGBTQIA2S+ Histories” presented by Rae Garringer In 2013, frustrated by the lack of easily accessible rural queer stories, Rae Garringer bought an audio recorder for $200 and started recording oral history interviews with rural queer and trans friends in central Appalachia. They had no formal training in oral …

“Vibe of the South: Ordinary Blackness/Carceral Intimacies” presented by Corey J. Miles In this SouthTalk, Corey J. Miles will journey to the inner lives of southern trap rappers to explore how both frustration and care for the region refuse traditional explanation. Miles is an ethnographer of the Black South and an assistant professor of sociology …

Wednesday, October 30, at 6 p.m. South Oxford Campus (SOC) 2301 S. Lamar Blvd., Stage 1 Film Screening of “Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power” + Q&A with Director Sam Pollard, Fall 2024 Visiting Documentarian The Center for the Study of Southern Culture and instructors affiliated with the MFA in Documentary Expression host …

“Revolutionary Verticality? The Black Panther Party as Media Company” presented by Rich Purcell  At the height of its influence, the Black Panther Party was one of the most important and controversial political parties in the United States. It was well known for confronting anti-Black racism, police brutality, and the carceral state, as well as for …