The Center for the Study of the American South

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The Center for the Study of the American South extends UNC's historic role as a leader in research, teaching, and public dialogue on the history, culture, and contemporary experience of the southern United States. The Center for the Study of the American South nurtures rigorous scholarship, critical conversations, and creative expressions for a diverse and changing South.

We’re a little busted up, y’all! Our beautiful beech tree partially fell on the Love House this weekend. But we’re still...
09/09/2026

We’re a little busted up, y’all! Our beautiful beech tree partially fell on the Love House this weekend. But we’re still standing and it’s business as usual. Come see us!

Welcome back to the Love House! Happy to have friends back on the porch. Read a welcome letter from CSAS director Marcie...
08/25/2026

Welcome back to the Love House! Happy to have friends back on the porch. Read a welcome letter from CSAS director Marcie Cohen Ferris via link in bio. And join us this Thursday (8/27) for a happy hour on the porch between 5 and 7 PM, featuring Joseph Decosimo. Cheers to a great semester!

Come join us next Thursday (8/27) to kick off the new semester with food and friends on the porch. Plus live music by Jo...
08/20/2026

Come join us next Thursday (8/27) to kick off the new semester with food and friends on the porch. Plus live music by Joe Decosimo!

Free! Bring and friend and please RSVP (link in bio) if you can.

Everyone’s welcome at the Love House! Stay tuned to learn more about our fall programs and get to know Southern Cultures...
08/18/2026

Everyone’s welcome at the Love House! Stay tuned to learn more about our fall programs and get to know Southern Cultures and Southern Oral History Program.

The amazing Board of Directors of the Southeastern Q***r Conference—-honored to welcome them and to and this celebrati...
04/10/2026

The amazing Board of Directors of the Southeastern Q***r Conference—-honored to welcome them and to and this celebration of their 50th anniversary of this groundbreaking conference first held on this campus in 1976.🏳️‍🌈

Wed March 11!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
03/10/2026

Wed March 11!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

02/24/2026
Join us from 5:30-7 PM at the Love House on Jan. 28 for our first book event of 2026! CSAS welcomes writer, composer, an...
01/23/2026

Join us from 5:30-7 PM at the Love House on Jan. 28 for our first book event of 2026! CSAS welcomes writer, composer, and director Sylvester Allen Jr. and professor Belle Boggs (Department of English, NCSU), authors of The Legend of Wyatt Outlaw: From Reconstruction through Black Lives Matter (UNC Press/Ferris & Ferris Books, 2026), in conversation with Gene Nichol (UNC School of Law).

This work recovers the life and 1870 lynching of Outlaw, a prominent Black business owner and leader in the North Carolina Piedmont. Co-sponsored by UNC Press and the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Research in Black Culture and History.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Brown Chapel, Selma, Alabama. Photo by Jim Peppler © Alabama Department of Archives and Hi...
01/19/2026

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Brown Chapel, Selma, Alabama. Photo by Jim Peppler © Alabama Department of Archives and History, from the exhibit, I AM A MAN: Civil Rights Photographs in the American South, 1960–1970, William R. Ferris, curator.
was honored to host this exhibit in 2019.

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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