As Regina N. Bradley writes in the introduction to this varied collection, we "grapple with the South's complexity and how we are communal in spirit, in blood, in truth, and in action." We look for family histories in the archive, reintroduce ourselves to Cousin Jimmy Carter, reconsider one family's gay hairdresser, romp around with some Florida Boys, envision new futures for New Orleans, and more.
Marcie Cohen Ferris is professor of American studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a former president of the Southern Foodways Alliance.
