A symposium and celebration in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Center for the Study of the American South and Southern Cultures, and the 50th anniversary of the Southern Oral History Program

Events will take place on the UNC campus at the Center for the Study of the American South (410 E. Franklin Street) and Wilson Library (200 South Road).

Friday, April 5

Southern Cultures Editorial Board Meeting

Time: 9:00 AM–12:00 PM
Location: Center for the Study of the American South (Love House)

Center for the Study of the American South External Advisory Board Meeting

Time: 9:00 AM–12:00 PM
Location: Buchan House, UNC Arts and Sciences Foundation, 523 E. Franklin Street

Southern Oral History Program Alumni Lunch

catered by Mediterranean Deli
Time: 12:30–2:00 PM
Location: Center for the Study of the American South (Love House)

Oral History Workshop for Educators

Led by Southern Oral History Program Field Scholars and UNC Doctoral Candidates Hooper Schultz (History) and Sophie Tô (Public Health) with student interns
Time: 1:30–3:00 PM
Location: Special Collections Learning Center, Room 504, Wilson Library

30/50 Exhibit
“Rooms Unvisited: A History of the Center for the Study of the American South”

Time: 2:00–4:00 PM (Friday & Saturday)
Location: Center for the Study of the American South (Love House)

30/50 Keynote

Speaker: Bettina Love, Columbia University, New York Times-bestselling author of Punished for Dreaming, in conversation with Blair LM Kelley, Director, Center for the Study of the American South, and Joel R. Williamson Distinguished Professor of Southern Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill
Cosponsor: UNC School of Education
Time: 4:00–5:30 PM
Location: Pleasants Family Assembly Room, Wilson Library

Oyster Roast (ticketed)

Featuring Chef Ricky Moore, 2022 James Beard Award winner and owner of Saltbox Seafood Joint, and Matthew Booker, Associate Professor of History, NCSU
Time: 6:00–8:00 PM (conversation at 7:00 PM)
Location: Center for the Study of the American South (Love House Lawn)

Saturday, April 6

Breakfast

catered by Brandwein’s Bagels
Time: 9:00–9:30 AM
Location: Lobby of Wilson Library

30/50 Symposium

Morning Sessions // 9:30 AM–Noon

Location: Pleasants Family Assembly Room, Wilson Library

Welcome

Time: 9:30–9:45 AM
Blair LM Kelley, Director, Center for the Study of the American South
María Estorino, Vice Provost for University Libraries and University Librarian

Invocation

Poetry reading by award-winning Southern Cultures Poetry Editor Gabrielle Calvocoressi

Session 1: Our History

Time: 9:45–10:45 AM
Panel discussion with CSAS, Southern Cultures, and Southern Oral History Program founders and directors, moderated by Jim Leloudis
Panelists: William R. Ferris, Jacquelyn Dowd Hall, Blair LM Kelley,
John Shelton Reed, Harry Watson

Session 2: Southern Oral History Program
50 Years of Archiving and Amplifying the South’s Diverse Voices

Time: 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
moderated by interim director Renée Alexander Craft
Panelists: Jacquelyn Dowd Hall, Seth Kotch, Della Pollock, Rachel F. Seidman

Lunch

Time: Noon to 1 PM
Lunch on your own, or boxed lunch from Neal’s Deli (purchased in advance)

Afternoon Sessions // 1:00–4:15 PM

Session 3: Southern Oral History Program
Amplifying Voices of the Southern Oral History Program’s Community Partners and Collaborators

Time: 1:00–2:00 PM
moderated by interim director Renée Alexander Craft
Panelists: George Barrett, Danita Mason-Hogans, Heidi Kim

Session 4: Southern Cultures
Where Scholarship Meets Storytelling

Time: 2:00–3:00 PM
moderated by faculty editor Regina N. Bradley
Panelists: Emily Hilliard, Andy Horowitz, Jovonna Jones, Michelle Lanier

Session 5: Southern Futures
Emerging Voices in the South

Time: 3:15–4:15 PM
moderated by Hallie Brew and Agustin Orozco
Panelists: Ari Green, Zachary Faircloth, Emanuel Gomez-Gonzalez, Jordan Lovejoy, Jada Weyand

30/50 Keynote

Welcome: Jim White, Craver Family Dean of UNC College of Arts and Sciences
Speaker: Sherrilyn Ifill, inaugural Vernon E. Jordan Jr., Esq. Endowed Chair in Civil Rights, Howard Law School; former President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, in conversation with Errin Haines, Editor-at-Large, The 19th, and guest editor of The Vote, Spring 2024 issue of Southern Cultures
Cosponsor: Dean’s Office of UNC School of Law
Time: 5:30–6:30 PM
Location: Pleasants Family Assembly Room, Wilson Library

30/50 Gala Anniversary Cocktail Reception and Dinner (Ticketed)

Time: 6:30–7:00 PM
Location: First Floor Lobby, Wilson Library

Dinner, catered by Jacob Boehm, Chef and Owner of Snap Pea Creative Dining Thank you to Fullsteam Brewery, Piedmont Wine Imports, Haw River Wine Man, and Steel String Brewery
Time: 7:00–9:00 PM
Location: Fearrington Reading Room, Wilson Library

Illustration: Center for the Study of the American South, by Nate Beaty