Southern Exposure was an award-winning print journal published by the Institute for Southern Studies, publisher of Facing South, from 1973 until 2011. Southern Exposure earned a national reputation for its writing on a broad range of political and cultural issues in the South, with a special emphasis on investigative journalism and oral history.

On the 50th anniversary of Southern Exposure’s birth, Facing South and the Institute will be publishing a full digital archive of the journal over the course of the year. The initial installment of the archives available in March 2023 includes issues from the magazine’s launch in 1973 through 1981.

Vol. 11 No. 3 - May/June 1983

Encyclopedia of Southern life and change above entries

10th Anniversary

  • In the Beginning

    2
  • Encyclopedia of Southern Life & Change

    15
  • Institute Staff and Our Sustainers

    132
  • Messages From Supporters

    134
  • Letters From Our Readers

    168
  • Southern News Roundup

    169
  • Readers Corner

    172
  • Voices of Our Neighbors

    173
  • Resources

    174
  • Facing South

    175
  • Voices From the Past

    176
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