Jo Whitney: 2 books

The South is famous for many things, not the least of which is Southern rock music. This usually means heavy blues-driven electric guitars and storytelling vocals about the Southern culture. While the actual origin of Southern rock remains unclear, “many point to my hometown, Jacksonville, Florida...

The concept of a “postracial” America —the dream of a nation beyond race — has attracted much attention over the course of the presidency of Barack Obama, suggesting that this idea is peculiar to the contemporary moment alone. Postracial America? An Interdisciplinary Study attempts to broaden...