Gone With the Wind
One night in 1940 my granddad slumped in the dark in the Princess Theatre, which is not here anymore, to watch Gone With the Wind, then watch it again, in...
Homage to Mississippi John Hurt
...fingerpickers, lost in dark mud, two folkies found you in the singing vinyl and asked, "How do you do that with a guitar?" and searched maps of Mississippi for the...
The Crowd He Becomes
...See flash, shock push him from the dark, burn his shadow where anyone could see. Something dark in the lenses of the bottle trees. * The photographer spots him eyeing...
The Color of Democracy: A Japanese Public Health Official’s Reconnaissance Trip to the US South
...More than the parade itself, Koya was keen to observe the racial composition of the performers. He noticed many “Latin types” with dark skin, and a fewer number of “northern...
Glimpsing Andalusia in the O'Connor-Hester Letters
...that Andalusia served a dual function for O'Connor, providing the solitude and seclusion necessary for her work as a writer while accommodating a nearly constant flow of visitors—so creating a...
Crosses, Flowers, and Asphalt: Roadside Memorials in the US South
...small crosses constructed on site from pieces of scrap lathe or metal and roughly hand painted with the name of the deceased. Others may be prefabricated in a home workshop,...
Remembering Jake Adam York (1972–2012)
Jake Adam York during an interview with Natasha Trethewey, 2008. Jake Adam York served faithfully on the Southern Spaces editorial board. His insight, enthusiasm, and generosity will be missed. Jake Adam...
Routes of Reconciliation: Visiting Sites of Cultural Trauma in the US South, Northern Ireland, and South Africa
...War or civil rights sites, suggested comparisons with overseas economic development projects utilizing "heritage." Tourism has become a driving part of the global economy, and public presentation of history and...
Memphis by Hand: Creative Small-Business Advertising
Photo Essay Map of Memphis Neighborhoods (Base Map Data: US Census Bureau) Photographer's Statement While I didn't seek out hand-painted signs, I noticed their emergence as a pattern in my...
Cultural Life in a "Chocolate City": A Review of Natalie Hopkinson's Go-Go Live
Review In Go-Go Live: The Musical Life and Death of a Chocolate City journalist and educator Natalie Hopkinson uses go-go—the ultra-local style of African American popular music that has dominated...