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. 20 No. 1 - Spring 1992
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Magazine cover with drawing of settler meeting Indigenous persons, reading "When Old Worlds Meet: Southern Indians Since Columbus"

When Old Worlds Meet

  • Dateline: The South

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  • Southern News Roundup

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  • Does Affirmative Action Work?

    A comprehensive look at regional employment by race and gender since 1970. An Institute Report.

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  • When Old Worlds Meet

    Southern historians are just beginning to explore the Native American past—and its connections to the present. By Peter H. Wood.

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  • Look Upon the Great Mound

    Long before Columbus, rich and varied cultures thrived among the diverse peopls who inhabited the South since the Ice Age. Pre-1492

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  • A War of Fire and Blood

    Spanish outsiders who encountered the first Southerners brought momentous changes, both intentional and unintentional. 1492-1592

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  • In the Midst of Great Death

    English newcomers joined the invasion of the Southern coast, extending a deadly "harvest of souls" among the Indians. 1592-1692

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  • Like Snow Before the Sun

    During the 18th century, Native Americans used every tool of diplomacy and warfare in a desperate struggle for survival. 1692-1792

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  • Hold on to the Land

    How cotton and plantation-era politics drove the Cherokees, Choctaws, and others off their lands and into the West. 1792-1892

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  • Just to be Recognized

    Five centuries after Columbus, the South remains home to nearly 300,000 Native Americans. 1892-1992

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  • Fiction: Bonnie Ledet

    By Tim Parrish

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  • Southern Voices: Alex Haley Remembered

    Interview with Anne Romaine

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  • H-2B

    A federal program helps crab houses drive away local workers and import Mexican women to do the dirty work. By Lane Windham and Eric Bates.

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  • Shuckers and Peelers

    The Southern seafood industry has been exploiting migrant labor since the turn of the century. By David Cecelski.

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  • Still the South: Collard Greens

    By Mary Lee Kerr

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