Oral History

The project titled “Untold Stories of the Struggle for Civil Rights in the Places of Northeastern North Carolina: A Research Study” wants residents who took part in the struggle in that region between the years 1941 and 1976.

Writer E. Patrick Johnson was hesitant to collect the stories of queer black Southern women. He is a cisgender gay black man, and the divide between the…

Writer E. Patrick Johnson was hesitant to collect the stories of queer black Southern women. He is a cisgender gay black man, and the divide between the…

The Southern Oral History Program is guided by the philosophy that “you don’t have to be famous for your life to be history.” Since 1973, it has collected…

The Southern Oral History Program is guided by the philosophy that “you don’t have to be famous for your life to be history.” Since 1973, it has collected…

Cardiologist Dr. Ross Simpson has spent years studying premature sudden death. He investigates why people between the ages of 18-64 with no pre-existing…

Cardiologist Dr. Ross Simpson has spent years studying premature sudden death. He investigates why people between the ages of 18-64 with no pre-existing…

A record number of women are running for public office this year for positions ranging from state legislators to governors and of Congress.…

A record number of women are running for public office this year for positions ranging from state legislators to governors and of Congress.…

High Point University history professor Paul Ringel wanted to give his students a lesson in local history that took them beyond traditional sources and…