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I Was Their Sacrifice by Dr. Walter Stern

03/11/24
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Reimagining the Indigenous South: Yamasee Mobility, Mocama Survivance, and the Trouble with DeBry

02/27/24
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Rachel Willis’s receiving Tanner Award

02/21/24
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Gone Country: How Nashville Transformed a Music Genre into a Lifestyle Brand

02/20/24
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Save the Date: 30th Anniversary of CSAS and 50th Anniversary of SOHP

01/30/24
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January 29: Q&A with Curtis Chin, Author of “Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant”

01/30/24
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Dr. Rachel Willis and Students Win Recognition at BeAM Makerfest for Climatopia

01/30/24
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November 28: Writing Workshop with Rebecca May Johnson—How Do We Write About Places That Matter to Us?

01/30/24
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Musician Rhiannon Giddens Visits Southern Legacies: The Descendants Projects Class

01/30/24
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Welcome to Carolina Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Amanda Martinez

01/30/24
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