Charles L. Hughes is Director of the Memphis Center at Rhodes College. He is the author of Country Soul: Making Music and Making Race in the American South (University of North Carolina Press, 2015). He has spoken and published widely in race and popular music in the U.S. He is also... Read More →

Sophie Abramowitz is a PhD candidate in the English department of the University of Virginia, focusing on American literature, critical race and gender studies, and popular music. Her dissertation examines the role of song collection in the Harlem Renaissance. She is also an archival... Read More →

Grace Elizabeth Hale is the Commonwealth Chair of American Studies and Professor of History at the University of Virginia. She has written for many publications including the New York Times. Her books include Making Whiteness: The Culture of Segregation in the South (Vintage). Her... Read More →

Joseph M. Thompson is a doctoral candidate in the University of Virginia’s Corcoran Department of History, where he specializes in the culture and politics of the U.S. South. His dissertation analyzes the cultural impact of the South’s economic dependence on defense spending after... Read More →