This month we are talking about Confederate Monuments. In this episode you will hear from John Sellars, a former UNC student activist, Mistyre Bonds, a current student activist, and Dr. William Sturkey, a history professor, as they discuss a co

Episode 15: Environmental Racism and Oral History Part II

Aug 11th, 2017 36m 19s

In the second part of our series on environmental racism and oral history, Danielle and Pavithra discuss specific moments in the oral histories they collected that illuminate lived experiences of environmental racism in the South. Danielle, and

Episode 14: Oral History and Environmental Racism in the South (Part I)

Jul 14th, 2017 40m 52s

This month, Press Record is excited to bring you Part I of our first mini-series on oral history and environmental racism featuring the work of two scholars: Danielle Purifoy and Pavithra Vasudevan. In this episode, you'll meet Danielle and Pav

Episode 13: New Roots/Nuevas Raíces

May 5th, 2017 32m 25s

This month, Press Record dives into an ongoing project about oral history and immigration in North Carolina. In the following episode, Carol sits down with Maria Ramírez and Laura Villa who both worked on the New Roots/Nuevas Raíces Project. Ne

Episode 12: Revisiting Backways in Conversation

Mar 10th, 2017 35m 3s

This month, Press Record revisits questions about silence and rural segregation by taking a look at the Backways project one year later. The structure of this episode is a little different; the following half hour represents the highlights of t

Episode 11: Oral History and the ERA

Jan 31st, 2017 43m 15s

Episode 11: Oral History and the ERA by Southern Oral History Program

Episode 10: Women and Politics in the South

Dec 7th, 2016 36m 20s

From fighting for the ballot to running for office, Southern women have been on the frontlines of many flash-points in women's political history. Oral histories offer a particularly rich way to understand these histories. In this episode, we'll

Episode 9: Veterans and Oral History

Nov 11th, 2016 28m 50s

In this episode you will hear from students and veterans navigating the process of oral history. First, you’ll hear from graduate field scholar Kimber Thomas, who discusses her role as undergraduate internship coordinator leading an oral histor

Episode 8: Understanding Segregation and Economic Injustice in Charlotte, NC

Oct 7th, 2016 24m 32s

In response to the recent upsurge of activism and protests in Charlotte, Press Record is releasing a special episode of archival interviews. The following episode features a collection of interviews from our archives on school desegregation and

Episode 7: Oral History for Social Movement Building

Sep 26th, 2016 35m 3s

Press Record is back for the first episode of the school year! The main questions guiding this month’s episode are: how have activists incorporated oral history into their work and how can oral historians take their work outside the academy and

Episode 6: Emotion and Vulnerability in Oral History Interviews

Aug 5th, 2016 30m 51s

Our final episode for this summer at the Southern Oral History Program explores the complex world of emotions and oral history. How can we better understand the emotions that surface during life history interviews? What are some ways we can lea

Episode 5: Pet Sounds and Oral History

Jul 5th, 2016 23m 58s

Summer is in full swing here at the SOHP and this month’s episode of Press Record explores a sillier but often overlooked topic: what happens when animals take center stage during an oral history interview?First, Rachel Seidman describes thre

Episode 4: LGBTQ Oral Histories of North Carolina

Jun 3rd, 2016 41m 12s

In honor of LGBTQ Pride Month and recent legislation, our fourth episode focuses on the history of LGBTQ life and activism in North Carolina. First, former SOHP field scholar Evan Faulkenberry and former SOHP intern Aaron Hayworth discuss their

Episode 3: Feminism and Oral History Narratives

Mar 18th, 2016 33m 36s

In honor of Women's History Month, our third episode is all about oral history, feminism, and women's activism. You'll hear from Katherine Turk, a historian of women's history at UNC Chapel Hill, talk about how oral histories illuminate other s

Episode 2: Back Ways--Understanding Segregation in the Rural South

Feb 19th, 2016 34m 46s

In honor of Black History Month, our second episode features the SOHP’s ongoing project on Back Ways. As you’ll hear, Back Ways, or black roads, were paths African Americans used during the Jim Crow era to avoid potentially violent interaction

Episode 1: Navigating Silences in Oral History

Dec 11th, 2015 32m 9s

In our pilot episode, we discuss silence and power in oral history. Can oral history teach us to be better listeners? Can we learn how to pay attention--not just to what is being said, but to what isn't? We'll talk with Southern Oral History

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