Media and the Movement
This project explores the media environment in North Carolina as shaped by local voices of print journalists, broadcasters on television and radio, community activists and organizers, about how the media adapted to, changed, and reflected a new South during and after the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.
The Long Civil Rights Movement
The Long Civil Rights Movement initiative is a project intended to better understand how the South has been shaped by the Black and women’s liberation movements, the Vietnam War, natural disasters, and conservative politics.
Meet the SOHP
Seth Kotch Director As an associate professor in the Department of American Studies, Kotch teaches and conducts research in modern American history (specifically the social...
Research Projects
Recent Projects Polio The SOHP's Polio project seeks to understand, preserve, and amplify the experiences of people who were directly affected by the 20th century...
Featured Collections
Sexual Revolution at UNC This collection follows transformations among UNC-Chapel Hill LGBTQIA+ students at the intersection of gender, race, and class during and the sexual...