• Dedicated to exploring the history and culture of the American South through research and public programs.
Gorgas Library, Room 205
Randy Roberts
Professor of History
Purdue University
"When Boxing Mattered: Joe Louis, America, and the World"
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall, 2nd Floor
Hank Klibanoff
Managing Editor for News
Atlanta Journal Constitution
The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation (Knopf, 2006)
Book Signing and Talk
Talk Begins at 5:15 PM. A special exhibit of photographs by Camille Elebash, They Came... They Saw... They Reported: Images from the World Press Coverage of "Segregation's Last Stand" will be on display in conjuction with this lecture. Professor Emereta Elebash will speak about her experiences and the photographs at the event.
Gorgas Library Conference Room
Curtis Austin
Associate Professor of History
University of Southern Mississippi
"Southern Discomfort: The Black Panther Party in the Heart of Dixie"
A Talk in Recognition of Black History Month
Talk Begins at 5:15 PM. This event will also feature an exhibit by York, Alabama, printer Amos P. Kennedy, Jr.
W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library
Lisa Lindquist Dorr
Associate Professor of History
University of Alabama
"50% Moonshine and 50% Moonshine: Flappers at Alabama"
A Talk in Recognition of Women's History Month
Co-sponsored by W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library
Copies of Dr. Dorr's book and the new Manners and Southern History will be available for purchase and signing as well as The University of Alabama Trivia Book by Jessica Lacher-Feldman.
UA Women's History Trivia Contest before the lecture. Win copies of The University of Alabama Trivia Book!
Gorgas Library, Room 205
Scott Nelson
Leslie and Naomi Legum Associate Professor of History
College of William and Mary
"Hardtack and Canned Pork: How the War Department Filled a Union Soldier's Haversack and Reshaped America"
Sponsored by the Department of American Studies, New College, the Summersell Center, and University Libraries.
Ten Hoor Hall, Room 030
Southern Stories Film Series
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus (2003)
Directed by Andrew Douglas
Gorgas Library, Room 205
David M. Oshinsky
Jack S. Blanton Chair in History
University of Texas
"Polio: A Look Back at 20th Century America's Most Successful Public Health Crusade"
Winner, 2006 Pulitzer Prize, for Polio: An American Story
Ten Hoor Hall, Room 030
Southern Stories Film Series
Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)
Directed by Barbara Kopple
Gorgas Library, Room 205
Stephanie Capparell
Marketplace Editor
The Wall Street Journal
"The Real Pepsi Challenge: The Inspirational Story of Breaking the Color Barrier in American Business"
Jointly sponsored by the Summersell Center for the Study of the South, the Department of History, African-American Studies, the College of Commerce and Business Administration, and the College of Arts and Sciences.
Ten Hoor Hall, Room 030
Southern Stories Film Series
Deliverance (1972)
Directed by John Boorman
Screenplay by James Dickey
Gorgas Library, Room 205
Sylviane Diouf
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
"Dreams of Africa in Alabama: The Slave Ship Clotilda and the Story of the Last Africans Brought to America"
Ten Hoor Hall, Room 030
Southern Stories Film Series
CSA: Confederate States of America (2005)
Directed by Kevin Willmott
Produced by Spike Lee
“The past is not dead. In fact, it's not even past.” — William Faulkner