Since 1973, the Southern Oral History Program has worked to preserve the voices of the southern past. We have collected 6,000 interviews with people from all walks of life—from mill workers to civil rights leaders to future presidents of the United States. Made available through UNC’s renowned Southern Historical Collection online, these interviews capture the vivid personalities, poignant personal stories, and behind-the-scenes decision-making that bring history to life.
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LaMonday Baxter on Being Black and Queer in Professional Spaces
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LaMonday Baxter - Full Interview by Southern Oral History ProgramBy Southern Oral History Program
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LaMonday Baxter on Financial Independence, New York, and Coming Out to Her Mom
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Jermaine Landon on the Genesis of STIR and the Gay Nightlife in Chapel Hill
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Jermaine Landon on the Queer Community and Who the Party Belongs To
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Jermaine Landon - Full Interview by Southern Oral History ProgramBy Southern Oral History Program
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Jamila Reddy - Full Interview by Southern Oral History ProgramBy Southern Oral History Program
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Jamila Reddy on Her Experiences as a Black Queer Student at UNC
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Jamila Reddy on Directing 'For Colored Girls'
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7:34Jamila Reddy on Directing 'For Colored Girls' by Southern Oral History ProgramBy Southern Oral History Program
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Cierra Hinton on Making Her Own Space by Southern Oral History ProgramBy Southern Oral History Program
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Cierra Hinton on Growing Up in DC after September 11, Finding Community
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5:41Cierra Hinton on Growing Up in DC after September 11, Finding Community by Southern Oral History ProgramBy Southern Oral History Program
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Cierra Hinton - Full Interview by Southern Oral History ProgramBy Southern Oral History Program
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B Scott - Full Audio by Southern Oral History ProgramBy Southern Oral History Program
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B Scott on Identity, Gender Expression, and NC School of Science and Math
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B Scott on Building Their Career and Being the First Trans Non-Binary Person to Host on BET
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Austin Monroe on Being Black and Queer at UNC, Feeling Isolated, and 'Trauma Bonding'
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Austin Monroe on Friends, His House Fire, and Lacking Emotional and Material Support
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Austin Monroe - Full Audio by Southern Oral History ProgramBy Southern Oral History Program
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Robert Reid-Pharr Returning to UNC and Hope and Pride in the UNC Community
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Robert Reid-Pharr on the AIDS Pandemic and COVID-19
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Robert Reid-Pharr - Full Interview by Southern Oral History ProgramBy Southern Oral History Program
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Robert Reid-Pharr on His Education and Career
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Robert Reid-Pharr on Being Black and Gay in the Anti-Apartheid Movement
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Robert Reid-Pharr on the Southeastern Lesbian and Gay Conference at UNC in 1985
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Robert Reid-Pharr on What He Learned as President of Carolina Gay Association
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Robert Reid-Pharr by Southern Oral History ProgramBy Southern Oral History Program
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PauliMurray on Family, Fears, Losses, and the Long Goal
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Pauli Murray on Segregation by Southern Oral History ProgramBy Southern Oral History Program
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Pauli Murray on Her Application to UNC by Southern Oral History ProgramBy Southern Oral History Program
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Pauli Murray on the Long Battle for Civil Rights Beyond UNC
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Pauli Murray on Being Denied Admission to Harvard Law Because of Her Sex
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Pauli Murray on Poetry and Revolution by Southern Oral History ProgramBy Southern Oral History Program
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PauliMurrayOnFamilyFears by Southern Oral History ProgramBy Southern Oral History Program
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PauliMurray_UNC_CR_LongBattle by Southern Oral History ProgramBy Southern Oral History Program
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Randall Kenan on Intersectionality by Southern Oral History ProgramBy Southern Oral History Program
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Randall Kenan - Full Interview by Southern Oral History ProgramBy Southern Oral History Program
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Randall Kenan on Being Black and Gay at UNC in the 80s
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Randall Kenan on Gay Identity and Hypermasculinity in Black Communities
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Randall Kenan on How Gay Life Has Changed in Chapel Hill
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Randall Kenan on Challenges Facing Black and Gay Communities
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Randall Kenan on 'Running Away' from and Returning to James Baldwin
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Randall Kenan on His Book 'Walking on Water' and the Metaphysics of Blackness
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Randall Kenan on Gay Life at UNC in the 80s by Southern Oral History ProgramBy Southern Oral History Program
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Janora McDuffie on Acting and Finding Joy Outside of Work
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Janora McDuffie on Meeting Her Wife, the Baggage of the South, and Embracing Being in an Interracial Relationship
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Janora McDuffie - Full Interview by Southern Oral History ProgramBy Southern Oral History Program
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Janora McDuffie on Her Wife, Leila by Southern Oral History ProgramBy Southern Oral History Program
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Janora McDuffie on Her High School Theater Production Being Canceled Because of Homophobia
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3:18Janora McDuffie on Her High School Theater Production Being Canceled Because of Homophobia by Southern Oral History ProgramBy Southern Oral History Program
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