Written by: Turner Henderson As you would probably expect, gay history in the US has followed a sporadic and turbulent course. In fact, to approach gay history in a traditional way by studying its documents, events, figures, and contexts pre-mid … Continued
Written by: Katie Crook I was a little apprehensive, to say the least. On a Friday afternoon at rush hour, I found myself driving away from the happy little bubble of Blue Heaven to a city with which I had … Continued
Written by: Coco Wilder Professor Susan Irons posed this question to my Southern Literature class early last year. Its simplicity and truth still resonates. She argued that the idea of “the South” invokes a crafted, monolithic narrative of slave owners … Continued
Author: Rob Shapard, SOHP Field Scholar It’s usually the act of recording an interview with an interesting person that reminds me of the value of oral history, such as the chance it provides to add meaningful voices to the historical … Continued
