Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "This book tells the story of a form of music that enjoys unparalleled popularity in a country that itself possesses instant name recognition ...

In 1927, Henry Choate, an 18-year-old Black man accused of attacking a white girl in Columbia, Tenn., was snatched from his jail cell by a white mob. After he was beaten and dragged by a car through ...

Current debates over nationalism seem to generate more heat than light. Critics claim it amounts to creeping fascism. Champions claim it’s the way out of conservative malaise and failure. Figuring out ...

“Nationalism” is one of those words that tends to appear in print after a modifier. Nationalism can be “ethnic” or “economic.” It can be “white,” “black” or “Christian.” It can be “right-wing,” (less ...