Introducing 'Today in Southern History'
Today, how the first Southern president since secession brought America into the Great War, and remade the federal government in the South's image.
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The South needs a new Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement was a product of necessity. The American system could no longer withstand its own flaws, particularly in the South. In 2026, we've come to the same impasse.
You need to hear this about gerrymandering and the Voting Rights Act
I stopped by one of my favorite shows, WUNC's "Due South" in North Carolina, to talk about the story, give it some context, and (hopefully) suggest there's a light at the end of the tunnel.
What the Virginia vote says about Democrats in 2026
The Democrats are practicing “maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time.” That could be especially important in the South.
On gerrymandering, North Carolina and Virginia are two sides of the same coin
For Democrats and Republicans, supporting gerrymandering or opposing it is a question of which side of the North Carolina-Virginia state line you’re on.