SOUTH ATLANTIC NEWS+NOTES / Vol.1, No.5 / April 30, 2005
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CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE

1. From the Humanities Councils of the South Atlantic Region : A/NC Crossroads issue: Donna Latimer, NC rural women…. B/Virgin Islands Transfer Day film…. C/Florida "Road Scholar" for May: Historian Mormino…. D/Georgia's Humanities Heroes Celebration…. E/NC's Viet Veterans Photo Exhibit…. F/St Augustine FL Gathering

2. Calls for Papers: A/Architectural-Urban-Landscape-Design History…. B/Shenandoah Valley Regional Studies…. C/Encyclopedia of Africa & The Americas…. D/Quiet Mountain Essays…. E/Technology & Social Studies…. EE/Textual Politics…. F/Rural Policy…. G/Florida History…. H/Southern Writers & Writing…. K/Latin America/Caribbean & the US South…. L/Women & Civil War…. M/Southern Women Writers…. N/Southern Black Communities…. P/Southern Media…. Q/South Atlantic Modern Language Ass'n…. R/Virginia History…. S/Revolutionary Era 1750-1850…. T/Encyclopedia of Black Experience in Texas…. V/Mass Communications in South…. W/Newberry Library's Urban History Dissertation Seminar…. X/Paul Laurence Dunbar Centennial…. Y/Aviation in the Caribbean

3. Conferences (see also Calls for Papers): A/Puerto Rico African Cultural Legacy Tour & Conference…. B/Crossing Memories: Slavery & Diaspora, Quebec City…. C/North American Society for Oceanic History, Savannah GA …. D/Women & The Civil War, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA.... E/Rising Together: Rural South Summit, Southern Growth Policies Board, Point Clear AL.... F/Slavery & Constitution, GWU Law School, Washington DC…. G/ Civil War Causes & Consequences, Univ. Toronto…. H/Highland Summer Conference, Radford Univ., Radford VA…. K/Rice Bread Exposition, Carolina Gold Rice Symposium, Charleston SC…. L/Music of the South, Ole Miss…. M/Western Front Seminar, Newport News VA…. N/South Atlantic Regional Conference of Special Library Ass'n, Williamsburg VA…. P/Theory-Activism-Creativity & Textual Politics, Univ. Florida….
Q/American Folklore Society, Atlanta GA…. R/Virginia Humanities Conference, Univ. of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg VA

4. Events From Across the Region: A/Persistence of Indian Power in Atlantic World…. B/Film: When the Spirits Danced Mambo…. C/South Carolina Gourd Gathering…. D/Florida Historical Society Annual Meeting…. E/North Carolina Hometown History Workshops…. F/The Americans at D-Day…. G/Savannah Folk Music Society…. H/SC History Day…. K/Florida African Dance Festival…. L/Virginia Collects: Art from Capitol Square…. M/Campaign & Battle of Spotsylvania…. N/Battle of Buford's Defeat Commemoration…. P/Thomas Jefferson & Religion…. Q/Making America: Revolutionary War & Civil War

5. Opportunities: A/Hines Prize: Carolina Lowcountry/Atlantic World First Manuscript…. B/EPA Free Technical Assistance to Communities on Smart Growth…. C/Grant Writing Workshop…. D/Electronic Records Research Fellowships…. E/Southern Jewish History…. F/Encyclopedia of African American History

6. Publications: A/New book: American South in a Global World…. B/Review of They Made Us Many Promises: The American Indian Experience, 1524 to the Present…. C/Report on State of Black America

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A/NC CROSSROADS FEATURES DONNA LATIMER: Apr. 2005 issue of NC Crossroads, from NC Humanities Council (http://www.nchumanities.org ) features "We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For" – Donna Latimer's reflections on her past experience as a poultry worker and the New Life Women's Leadership Project she now directs. The Project works with and for northeastern NC rural women. Issue contains resources, bibliography on NC rural poverty. http://www.nchumanities.org/publications/crossroads/xrd0405.pdf

B/VIRGIN ISLANDS TRANSFER DAY PERSPECTIVES: Video presentation will examine ongoing struggle of Virgin Islanders for full US citizenship. Will feature interviews with an eyewitness to the 1917 Transfer Day and w/ legal & political scholars about present & future options. To be aired and discussed on a primetime talk show, schedule to be announced. Details: VI Humanities, http://www.vihumanities.org, (340) 776-4044.

C/FLORIDA'S ROAD SCHOLARS: During month of May, Florida Humanities's Road Scholars Program will feature historian Gary Mormino. He's available to visit communities in the state to explore its transformation from the South's least populated and most isolated state, to one of the country's biggest and most diverse. http://www.flahum.org/sections/road_scholars/index.html

D/GEORGIA'S HUMANITIES HEROES: As it does each Spring, the Georgia Humanities Council will honor individuals and organizations who make outstanding contributions to humanities education. One of the 12 to be honored with Governor's Humanities Medals, John C. Inscoe, Prof. of History (Univ. of Georgia) and Editor, New Georgia Encyclopedia (http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org) will address "Black, White & Southern: Autobiography & the Complexities of Race," the Annual Humanities Lecture, free and open to the public, Thu May12 (10:30am ), Old Georgia RR Depot, downtown Atlanta GA. Awards Luncheon will follow. To purchase luncheon tickets, become a sponsor, or other information: Sara Salley, ssalley@georgiahumanities.org , (404) 523-6220. More on event and its history: http://www.georgiahumanities.org/programs/gov/awards.html

E/NC VIETNAM VETERANS PHOTOS: NC Humanities offers "A Thousand Words: Photographs by Vietnam Veterans" an ongoing exhibit developed with a mini-grant from NC Humanities Council and sponsored by Sawtooth Center for Visual Art in Winston-Salem. Curator Martin Tucker recently received a commendation from the Order of the Purple Heart for his work on the exhibit. http://www.nchumanities.org

F/ST AUGUSTINE FL GATHERING. Go beyond tourism for a deeper historical and cultural look at the oldest surviving European settlement in North America . St Augustine FL (May6-8). Contact Monica Rowland, mrowland@flahum.org, 727 553-3803. Florida Humanities Council http://www.flahum.org

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2 Calls for papers

A/ARCHITECTURAL/URBAN/LANDSCAPE/DESIGN HISTORY: Southeast Chapter, Society of Architectural Historians, is calling for papers on any aspect these fields for consideration for 2005 Annual Meeting, Fort Worth TX (Oct12-16) Papers due May1st. Contact Pam Simpson, simpsonp@wlu.edu .

B/SHENANDOAH VALLEY: The Shenandoah Valley Regional Studies Seminar seeks papers on topics of regional and historical interest. The monthly seminar at James Madison University is multidisciplinary and intended for historians, anthropologists, geographers, and other social scientists as well as botanists, writers, literature students, and independent scholars. Deadline for submissions for SY 2005-2006 is May10. Chris Arndt, arndtjc@jmu.edu .

C/ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AFRICA & THE AMERICAS : ABC-Clio, Inc. seeks contributors for The Encyclopedia of Africa & the Americas , which will focus on historical, political and cultural links between African continent and North America, South America, and Caribbean . Entry deadline May14. ksearcy@oberlin.edu

D/MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE CONFERENCE: Paper/panel proposals welcomed by Jun1st deadline on Medieval/Renaissance literature, language, history, philosophy for Conference at Univ. of Virginia 's College at Wise (Sep15). Contact Prof. Dana L. Sample dls4v@uvawise.edu . Details: http://people.uvawise.edu/medren/index.html

E/TECHNOLOGY & SOCIAL STUDIES: TRSE (Theory & Research in Social Education) seeks article submissions for special issue on adoption and infusion of technology into social studies teaching/learning. Manuscript guidelines: http://www.socialstudies.org/cufa/trse . If interested, send tentative title and your contact information as soon as possible to both guest editors: Dr Michael Berson ( Univ. of South Florida ) berson@tempest.coedu.usf.edu and Dr Cheryl Mason Bolick ( Univ. of North Carolina ) cbolick@unc.edu . Abstract, author bios due Sep1st 2005; manuscripts due Sep1st 2006.

EE/THEORY/ACTIVISM/CREATIVITY: NAVIGATING TEXTUAL POLITICS is theme of 5th Annual Univ. of Florida English Graduate Organization Conference (Oct27-29); proposals due Sep1st. Panels, papers, and creative presentations welcomed from grad students, faculty, independent scholars, and activists; issues include, but not limited to, feminist, queer, postcolonial, and race. awood@english.ufl.edu, http://www.nwe.ufl.edu/ego/conference05/.

F/RURAL POLICY SERIES: Southern Rural Development Center is looking for researchers who are interested in contributing articles. Series showcases research on civic engagement, economic and workforce development, rural-urban links, health/food assistance, and digital access and use. Contact Bo Beaulieu ljb@srdc.msstate.edu or Emily Shaw emilye@srdc.msstate.edu . Past issues: http://srdc.msstate.edu/publications/srdcpolicy/

G/FLORIDA HISTORY & PEOPLE: The Florida Historical Quarterly, the state's official historical journal, seeks scholarly articles on these themes. Contact Prof. Craig Friend, Univ. of Central Florida , cfriend@mail.ucf.edu

H/SOUTHERN WRITERS/WRITING: 11th Annual Graduate Student Conference, Univ. of Mississippi (Jul21-23). Paper topics may include race, religion, folklore. Contact swsw@olemiss.edu .

K/LATIN AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN Section (LACS) of Southern Historical Association invites individual papers and complete panels for presentation at its annual meeting to be held Nov17-20, 2006, New Orleans LA. Papers encouraged on themes of agriculture, popular culture, interactions between racial/ethnic groups, and applied or public history. Contact Jay Clune, jclune@uwf.edu . http://www.tnstate.edu/tcorse/lacs/lacshome.htm .

L/WOMEN & THE CIVIL WAR, 2006 conference to be held Jul. 2006 in DC-MD-VA area. Proposals due Sep20. http://www.womenandthecivilwar.org/newcallforpapers2006.htm

M/SOUTHERN WOMEN WRITERS & THE WORLD: 6th Biennial Southern Women Writers Conference, Rome GA (Sep22-24). Papers sought on Southern women writers acting/reacting to a changing South. http://www.berry.edu/academics/humanities/english/swwc2005/index.asp

N/SOUTHERN BLACK COMMUNITIES: Southern Black Rural & Urban Communities is the theme for 7th annual Graduate History Conference of the Graduate Association for African-American History, Univ. of Memphis (Sep29-30). Proposals to Reginald Ellis, rellis1@memphis.edu, (901) 678-1744, 678-2515.

P/IMPACT OF SOUTHERN MEDIA : Southern Historical Ass'n invites papers on media's effects on changes undergone by South. For 71st annual conference, Atlanta, Nov.2-5. http://www.uga.edu/~sha

Q/SAMLA: The South Atlantic Modern Language Association annual convention, Atlanta GA (Nov4-6). Members invited to submit proposals for all sessions; non-member submissions also welcomed but membership must be active by Jul1st to receive pre-convention materials. Details: http://www.samla.org. Contact: samal@samla.org

R/VIRGINIA HISTORY: The Virginia Forum, an event of interest to students, teachers, and scholars, as well as historical professionals from museums, historical societies, historic sites, and all related fields including public history, preservation, geography, literature, and archaeology. Submit proposals by Sep15 to: Warren R. Hofstra, Shenandoah Univ., 1460 University Dr. , Winchester VA 22601, whofstra@su.edu . Conference: Apr7-8,2006.

S/ CONSORTIUM ON THE REVOLUTIONARY ERA, 1750-1850, is soliciting panel proposals treating any aspect of history, literature, or art or music history on the period from 1750 to 1850. Proposal deadline Oct15. The 2006 Consortium will be in Atlanta GA Mar2-4, 2006. Contact Denise Davidson at hisdzd@langate.gsu.edu . http://www.revolutionaryeurope.org

T/BLACK EXPERIENCE IN TEXAS, 1528- 2005: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA. Intended as a comprehensive reference work honoring and celebrating black achievements and contributions to Texas and the country. Contact George Thadathil, gthadathil@pqc.edu .

V/MASS COMMUNICATIONS: The Mass Communication Division of the Southern States Communication Association invites submissions for its Convention in Dallas TX (Apr.5-9, 2006 ). The division particularly welcomes diversity in scholarly panel proposals and research projects on such topics as emerging technologies, Internet, online journalism, and other media issues. tonydemars@yahoo.com , http://www.ssca.net .

W/NEWBERRY LIBRARY'S URBAN HISTORY DISSERTATION SEMINAR seeks submissions for 2005-06 academic year. Seminar will be held first Saturday of each month (3-5pm ) at Newberry Library, Chicago IL , starting in Sep. Submission deadline Jun1st. scholl@newberry.org , http://www.newberry.org

X/PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR: A CENTENNIAL CONFERENCE to observe the centennial of Dunbar 's death by exploring new critical perspectives on full range of his career as poet, novelist, lyricist, dramatist, journalist. Paper Proposals Deadline, Aug1st. Program in American Studies, Stanford Univ., Mar9-11, 2006. DunbarConference@stanford.edu.

Y/ANTILLES AVIATION HISTORY SYMPOSIUM: Soliciting expressions of interest for a conference to be held possibly late 2006 to examine the impact on society of the coming of aviation to the Caribbean. Expressions of interest are sought at this time. Contact Matthew E. Rodina, Jr., mrodinajr@earthlink.net .

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3 Conferences

A/PUERTO RICO AFRICAN CULTURAL LEGACY TOUR & CONFERENCE: The Franklin H. Williams Caribbean Cultural Center/African Diaspora Institute (http://www.caribecenter.org) and Dr Marta Moreno Vega announce events (Jul18-27) consisting of (I) African Religions in Caribbean (2-day conference) at Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe, Old San Juan; invited scholars Dr Ricardo Alegria, Dr Linda Heyward, Dr Robert Farris Thompson, Dr Maureen Warner Lewis, Dr John Thornton and others; and (II) African Legacy Tour with musical and film demonstrations/workshops as well as historic/cultural site visits. $1600/person, double occupancy (singles, triples, quads available upon request) includes roundtrip airfare, hotel, continental breakfast, airport transfers/ground transportation to all events, conference registration, tour sites admission. Initial payment due May2. More information: (212) 307-7420 ext3008.

B/CROSSING MEMORIES: SLAVERY & DIASPORA. Univ. Laval, Quebec City, Canada (May2-3), a multidisciplinary exploration of slavery in the Americas. Ana Lucia Araujo analucia.araujo@gmail.com http://arte.typepad.com/journal_esclavage/2005/01/conference_colo.html.

C/NORTH AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR OCEANIC HISTORY's annual symposium is being sponsored by the Coastal Heritage Society http://www.chsgeorgia.org. Savannah GA (May18-21). Will include address by CHS founder William C. "Rusty" Fleetwood, Jr. www.chsgeorgia.org

D/WOMEN & THE CIVIL WAR, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA (Jun3-5). http://www.womenandthecivilwar.org/2005/2005.htm

E/RISING TOGETHER: RURAL SOUTH SUMMIT: Southern Growth Policies Board's 2005 conference theme: New Rural Strategies & Successes. Point Clear AL (Jun12-13). Discount for pre-registration by May13. http://www.southern.org/conf.asp

F/SLAVERY AND THE CONSTITUTION is the theme of the sixth annual summer seminar at the George Washington University Law School. Seminar will explore how US Constitution affected slavery and vice-versa. Washington DC (Jun13-24). icsgw@law.gwu.edu.

G/CIVIL WAR, CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES, sponsored by York Univ. and Centre for the Study of the United States at Univ. of Toronto. Speakers include historian Ed Ayers (Univ. of Virginia). Univ. of Toronto (Jun10-11), http://www.utoronto.ca/csus/about/cw.htm.

H/28TH ANNUAL HIGHLAND SUMMER CONFERENCE presented by The Appalachian Regional Studies Center at Radford Univ. in collaboration with the Dept. of English (Jun6-17). Dr. Grace Toney Edwards, Director, or JoAnn Aust Asbury, Box 7014, Radford Univ., Radford, VA 24142. (540) 831-5366, or (540) 831-6152.  jasbury@radford.edu.

K/RICE BREAD: The Carolina Gold Rice Foundation is adding a Rice Bread Exposition to the Carolina Gold Rice Symposium, Aug18-20, Charleston SC. http://www.carolinagoldricefoundation.org/

L/MUSIC OF THE SOUTH: Conference, Univ. of Mississippi (Sep. 2005). Focus on music rooted in the American South. Sponsors: Ole Miss's Center for Study of Southern Culture ( http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/south) and Office of Outreach. Contact Mary Beth Lasseter, marybeth@olemiss.edu, (662) 816-2055. http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=144395

M/WESTERN FRONT SEMINAR: The Western Front Association's Annual National Seminar, Virginia War Museum , Newport News VA (Sep23-25). http://www.wfa-usa.org/new/index2.cfm

N/SPECIAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE: The South Atlantic Regional Conference's theme this year: "Experience a Timeless Journey: Revolution & Evolution Continue," Williamsburg VA (Sep.28-Oct1st). http://www.sla.org/conf/conf_sar/index.html The Conference is a project of the Special Library Association http://www.sla.org "Connecting People & Information."

P/THEORY/ACTIVISM/CREATIVITY: NAVIGATING TEXTUAL POLITICS is theme of 5th Annual Univ. of Florida English Graduate Organization Conference (Oct27-29). Panels, papers, and creative presentations welcomed from grad students, faculty, independent scholars, and activists; issues include, but not limited to, feminist, queer, postcolonial, and race. Proposal deadline Sep1st. awood@english.ufl.edu , http://www.nwe.ufl.edu/ego/conference05/.

Q/AMERICAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY: Annual meeting, Oct19-23, Atlanta GA. Theme: "Folklore, Equal Access & Social Action" focusing on folklore's uses in, and effects on, Civil Rights and other forms of social/political activism in Atlanta. http://afsnet.org/annualmeet/index.cfm

R/VIRGINIA HUMANITIES CONFERENCE 2006 will be held at Univ. of Mary Washington. Conference theme: "Ethics." Mar10-11 2006. Contact: Drs. Mara Scanlon (mscanlon@umw.edu), Chris Foss (cfoss@umw.edu).

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A/EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY SEMINARS, sponsored by The Massachusetts Historical Society. Jenny Hale Pulsipher, Brigham Young Univ., will present "'Dark Cloud rising from the East': The Persistence of Indian Power in the Atlantic World after King Philip's War." Seminar involves discussion of a pre-circulated paper. Boston MA (May5, 5:15pm). svose@masshist.org , http://www.masshist.org/events

B/WHEN THE SPIRITS DANCE MAMBO film screening: Anacostia Museum, Washington DC (May10, 7pm), http://www.caribecenter.org

C/SOUTH CAROLINA GOURD GATHERING artists & crafters will present workshops about the gourd. Table Rock, May14-15, (864)363-1751, cara.hollingsworth@lmco.com .

D/FLORIDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Annual Meeting, Palm Beach FL (May18-21) including multiple breakout sessions on Florida topics. Contact Nick Wynne, wynne@flahistory.net . http://www.florida-historical-soc.org/

E/HOMETOWN HISTORY WORKSHOPS: The Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies and NC ECHO are sponsoring workshops to provide information on financial resources and funding agencies. Windsor (May5), Charlotte (May18). http://www.ncecho.org/#hometown

F/THE AMERICANS AT D-DAY: The Georgia Historical Society will continue its Spring Lecture Series with a lecture by historian and author, John C. McManus, who will discuss his book, The Americans at D-Day. Savannah GA (May26, 7pm), (912) 651-2125 ext. 17, http://ghs@georgiahistory.com.  

G/SAVANNAH FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY is sponsoring a series of concerts and dances through May. Contact 912-786-6953. http://www.savannahfolk.org

H/SC HISTORY DAY in South Carolina will host its annual judging competitions in early June. Joel Walker with the SC Archives & History Center will be conducting three in-service local history seminars. Call 803/896-6100 for more information.

K/FLORIDA AFRICAN DANCE FESTIVAL: The Caribbean Dance Theatre Inc. presents 8th Annual Florida African Dance Festival, Tallahassee, Jun9-11. http://www.fadf.org, (850) 539-4087.

L/VIRGINIA COLLECTS: ART FROM CAPITOL SQUARE at The Library of Virginia, exhibition of 50 paintings and sculptures. Through Apr1st 2006 (Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm). http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whoweare/events/index.asp

M/THE CAMPAIGN AND BATTLE OF SPOTSYLVANIA: On battlefield and in classroom, Gary W. Gallagher and a group of exceptional historians will discuss the campaign's background, the strategic and tactical decisions that shaped it, the performances of commanders on both sides, and serendipity's large role in determining the outcome. Richmond VA (May25-29). http://www.uvaseminars.org

N/BATTLE OF BUFORD'S DEFEAT COMMEMORATION. On May29, 1780, Tarleton's British Legion clashed with Virginia Continental Troops led by Col. Abraham Buford. The people of the Carolina Backcountry community of Waxhaws witnessed the war's brutality of war when they came to aid of fallen soldiers, nursing them back to health and burying those who did not survive. 225th anniversary events: lecture, Living History Day, and Memorial Service. lledford@scprt.com, http://www.discoversouthcarolina.com .

P/THOMAS JEFFERSON AND RELIGION: This program puts in context and examines the audacity and radicalism of the philosophy that led to Jefferson's most enduring legacy- religious freedom. Jun15-19, Charlottesville VA. http://www.uvaseminars.org

Q/MAKING AMERICA: TWO GREAT WARS: Join noted historians Jeremy Black, Gary W. Gallagher, and Peter Onuf in historic Colonial Williamsburg for examination of America 's two great nation-making wars, the American Revolution and the American Civil War. Studying these two wars together will lead you to think in new ways about both wars. Colonial Williamsburg VA (Sep21-25). http://www.uvaseminars.org

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5. Opportunities

A/CAROLINA LOWCOUNTRY & ATLANTIC WORLD Program at College of Charleston invites submissions for the Hines Prize, a biannual award (carrying $1000.00 cash award) for best first manuscript on any aspect of history/life of Carolina Lowcountry and/or Atlantic World. Please submit manuscripts by May1st. Contact: David Gleeson, gleesond@cofc.edu.

B/SMART GROWTH PRINCIPLES: US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites applications from communities who could benefit from free technical assistance provided by multidisciplinary team of experts. Particular interest in communities needing help with either policy analysis or public participatory processes. Apply by May19. http://www.epa.gov/dced/sg_implementation.htm

C/GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP: The Grant Network's workshop will move participants through all the steps of grant-application process. May23-25, Houston TX . http://www.thegrantnetwork.com

D/LIBRARY FELLOWS: National Historical Publications & Records Commission (NHPRC) Electronic Records Fellows program is looking for its second class of Fellows, archivists and records managers to apply for these non-residential Electronic Records Research Fellowships. Deadline Jun17. http://www.ils.unc.edu/nhprcfellows.

E/SOUTHERN JEWISH HISTORY: The Southern Jewish Historical Society dissertation research grant, $750 to a Ph.D. candidate researching any aspect of southern Jewish history. Deadline Jun 30. (601) 362-6357 or rockoff@msje.org .

F/ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY is scheduled to appear in 2006. If interested in this project please send CV to Walter Rucker, rucker.71@osu.edu , http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=144337.

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6. Publications

A/THE AMERICAN SOUTH IN A GLOBAL WORLD: New collection, edited by James Peacock, Harry Watson, Carrie Matthews, brand new from UNC Press http://www.uncpress.unc.edu . Chapel Hill News review: http://www.chapelhillnews.com/arts_entertainment/story/2203214p-8584275c.html

B/BOOK REVIEW: Michael D. Rice's review of They Made us Many Promises: The American Indian Experience, 1524 to the Present, ed. Philip Weeks (Harlan Davidson, Inc., 2002) can be found at http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=52021114012829.

C/ REPORT ON STATE OF BLACK AMERICA SAYS ECONOMIC PROGRESS STALLED: "African American economic progress is stagnant and in some areas, declining," says the National Urban League in presenting the 2005 edition of The State of Black America: Prescriptions for Change. View report's Executive Summary at http://www.nul.org/publications/SOBA/2005SOBAEXCSUMMARY.pdf

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