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Two recent books employ inventive approaches to read against the grain of the archive left by those who defended and benefited from human bondage.

While no single strategy will be a silver bullet, there’s been renewed focus on state Voting Rights Acts, youth-led movements, and grassroots organizing.

Southern lawmakers have neglected basic worker protections and disinvested in social safety net programs while offering hefty subsidies to corporations, privatizing public goods, and giving the wealthy big tax breaks.

Understanding the reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan in the early twentieth century gives insight into the roots of today’s reactionary activists and policymakers.

Researchers now estimate tens of millions of Americans may ultimately move away from extreme heat and drought, storms and wildfires. The Southern United States stands to be especially transformed.

This Report documents how voters of color, young voters and those with disabilities have been targeted with repressive laws and policies that undermine the hard-fought progress secured during the Civil Rights era.

For at least the last 40 years, pay and job quality for workers across the South has been inferior compared to other regions—thanks to the racist and anti-worker Southern economic development model.

Rooted in Racism and Economic Exploitation: This spotlight details the racist history of tipping, federal and state policy governing tipped work, and the experience of tipped workers in the economy—both nationwide and in the South.