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The waffle house trip was a must this morning. #sfabham #foodiswork #southernstudies (at Birmingham, Alabama) https://www.instagram.com/p/Btqjyh4gUO4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bxguhk11raar

The American South attracts scrutiny and study,  celebration and derision, and so much media hype and misperception. Learn a little bit more about the South at http://bit.ly/Xsxt2i

Southern Exposure looks at the South from another perspective. This is our home, we are of it and examine it that we may know more of ourselves and our neighbors. These are the politics and culture that surround us and affect us daily, that we must analyze, praise and attack so our lives can grow and prosper. And this is the ground from which we must view the larger world. Visit us at http://bit.ly/11hvKQ4

Explore the painting traditions of the South in new ways. Several famous twentieth-century black artists are represented, such as Romare Bearden, born in Charlotte in 1914, and Aaron Douglas, who taught at Fisk for nearly 30 years. Find out more at http://bit.ly/XGFd4q

Ever been curious about the growing ethnic diversity in the Southeastern United states and how it will impact the future? This issue of Southern Exposure explores one of the most diverse census tracks in the South, as well as articles on being Chinese in Mississippi, Cuban in Florida, Lebanese in Mississippi, Mexican in Alabama, and many other pieces on being a cultural minority in the the Southeastern U.S. Learn what was said about multiculturalism in the 1990s. Do you think attitudes have changed?  Get a copy at http://bit.ly/11aXyab

The American South is ensnared by the politics, culture and economy of the U.S. military. Found out more about the complex relationship between the South and U.S. military in one of our favorite issues of Southern Exposure at the above link.