The Black Belt
...slaves were most profitable, and consequently they were taken there in the largest numbers. Later, and especially since the war, the term seems to be used wholly in a political...
An Unflinching Look: An Interview with Photographer Benjamin Dimmitt
...best and I sent it to him. He said to me, “No, you can't see the house.” I said, “Well, bro, you built the cabin in a thick forest” The...
MAP IT | Little Dots, Big Ideas: Transforming the Humanities with Geo-Spatial Analysis
...and merchants."6Thomas Bassett and Philip Porter, "'From the Best Authorities': The Mountains of Kong in the Cartography of West Africa." The Journal of African History 32, no. 3 (1991): 367....
Inside Poor Monkey's
...Many customers bring their own Crown Royal, which is acceptable as long as they buy mixers. By ten o’clock, although the lounge grows smoky and raucous, a code of behavior...
Tuscaloosa: Riversong
...water climb higher than before, and in the spring the people of the town visit mounds filled with bones. They buy feathers and skin painted bright colors, or whistles drilled...
The Sub Series: Henry County, Georgia
Henry County 2008 The subordinate status rhetorically applied to some areas, neighborhoods, and home loans belies a contemporary reality: more US citizens reside in suburbs than in the country or...
Kara Walker's Blood Sugar: A Subtlety or the Marvelous Sugar Baby
...tan / my hair is fine / My hips invite you . . . Whose little girl am I? / Anyone who has money to buy / What do they...
A Mess of Poke
...page, "The decision to stop processing poke was primarily because of the difficulty of finding people interested in picking poke and bring it to our buying locations." Poke lacks a...
Marginalization, Mobility, and Sunday Strolls on the Farm
...After buying rural routes from the Kerrville Bus Company in 2012, the discount travel company Megabus recently discontinued service to small towns in Texas' Southwest Area Regional Transit District, leaving...
Searcy County Livestock Auction
...until its closure in 2009. Operating once a week, it attracted both local and out-of-state buyers. Initially, the auction sold both cattle and hogs, gaining a reputation as one of...