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. 15 No. 1 - Spring 1987

Magaziner cover with photos of film negatives and text reading "Short Takes: A Look at the South's Newest Books"

Short Takes

  • Southern News Roundup

    2
  • My Turn: Views and News

    6
  • Resources

    9
  • Voices of Our Neighbors

    11
  • Montgomery Before King

    14
  • Why Rabbits Have White Tails

    17
  • The South's Last Virgin Forest

    20
  • Prof. Longhair's Carnival Rhythms

    23
  • Disaster at Banner Mine

    27
  • The Sins of Our Mothers

    29
  • Small Farms of the Highlands

    32
  • Grease Boys and Girl Shuckers

    34
  • The End of Democracy

    38
  • The Battle for Blair Mountain

    41
  • Moonshine and Loopholes

    44
  • After Selma, What Next?

    47
  • A New Deal for the Cotton South

    50
  • Father of the Electric Blues

    54
  • The Best Schools in Texas

    57
  • Neighborhood Militants

    58
  • New Books on the South

    61
  • Voices from Past

    63
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