Release date: March 21, 2006
Contact: Beverly Cox Clark at 404-712-8780 or beverly.clark@emory.edu

Carter to Speak at Southern History Conference at Emory March 23

WHAT
Emory conference on "The End of Southern History? Integrating the Modern South and the Nation" investigating the history, politics and culture of the South since the end of World War II.

WHO
Keynote speakers include former President Jimmy Carter (3 p.m., Thursday, March 23, Dobbs Center Ballroom, Emory) and Southern historian and writer John Egerton (4 p.m., Friday, March 24, Room 205, White Hall), as well as prominent academics from across the country.

WHEN
Thursday, March 23-Friday, March 24. For a full schedule, download the conference agenda.

WHERE
Emory Conference Center, 1615 Clifton Road; Dobbs Center, 605 Asbury Circle; and White Hall, 301 Dowman Drive.

Since the end of World War II, the American South has undergone massive economic, social and political changes that have largely eroded the image of the region as a rural backwater set apart from the rest of the nation. "The End of Southern History? Integrating the Modern South and the Nation" at Emory University March 23-24 examines the implications of these changes and the South's relationship with the rest of the country. The conference will provide insight into what, if anything, remains distinctive about the region and what contributions the South has made to contemporary American politics and society. For more information, contact Joseph Crespino, assistant professor of history, 404-727-1955. For media parking, contact Beverly Clark at 404-712-8780, or beverly.clark@emory.edu.

Emory University is known for its demanding academics, outstanding undergraduate college of arts and sciences, highly ranked professional schools and state-of-the-art research facilities. For more than a decade Emory has been named one of the country's top 25 national universities by U.S. News & World Report. In addition to its nine schools, the university encompasses The Carter Center, Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Emory Healthcare, the state's largest and most comprehensive health care system.

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