Ossabaw Island Flyover
...early to late twentieth century, Ossabaw's ownership changed several times, but the island remained largely undeveloped and sparsely inhabited. The last private owners were members of the Torrey family, starting...
Demon Rum and Politics in Middle Florida: A Review of Southern Prohibition
...held its first local option referendum and voters finally embraced the Noble Experiment in 1904. A complex intertwining of issues—race (especially the presence of "unruly" black saloons), social control, social...
Stormy Banks and Sweet Rivers: A Sacred Harp Geography
...space, especially for singers with local ties. Singings often coincide with the homecoming of a congregation or family, when the widely dispersed return to renew acquaintances and pay tribute to...
A City Divided
...racially homogeneous park-neighborhoods such as Ansley Park and Druid Hills, marked a turn toward an Atlanta increasingly characterized by residential segregation. Library of Congress, Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia, 1907. A...
Hillbilly Records, Zulu Yodels, and the Sounds of a Global South
Presentation Part 2: Nunn discusses how Rodgers’ music was appropriated and recontextualized in South Africa and Kenya in the 1930’s and 1940’s Part 3: Erich Nunn, Selected questions and answers About the...
A Review of Matt Miller's Bounce: Rap Music and Local Identity in New Orleans
...Atlanta and Houston, the sound of rap and bounce here is distinct, as evidenced by a strong emphasis on intensely repetitive rhythmic and lyrical sequences, characteristic dances, localized lyrical themes,...
Ireland’s First Sacred Harp Convention: “To Meet To Part No More”
...was evident at the Ireland Convention. Neely Bruce and David Ivey (a renowned Alabama singing master from a prominent singing family) were invited as co-teachers of a singing school. Between...
Interstate Road Project, Single-State History: Tammy Ingram's Look at the Dixie Highway
...wishes that Ingram had explored drivers' early experiences on the Dixie Highway in relation to the larger politics. The country moved haltingly towards a national highway system. While the Dixie...
"Within Thy Circling Pow'r I Stand": Immersive Video from Sacred Harp's Hollow Square
...hollow square is both a practically necessary convention and a deeply meaningful space. Encircled by full-voiced singing to hymn texts such as Isaac Watts's "Within Thy circling pow'r I stand,...
Rebuilding the "Land of Dreams": Expressive Culture and New Orleans' Authentic Future
...and public cultural policy. He is the creator and host of Public Radio International's weekly program, American Routes, based in New Orleans and heard on over two hundred and twenty-five...