A Daring Life: A Biography of Eudora Welty is a beautifully written portrait of Eudora Welty and her amazing life. Carolyn J. Brown carries the reader through Welty's long, productive writing career and introduces her family and friends along the… — William R. Ferris Copy Share Image
We have, for generations, been trying to be more inclusive of the word Southern. And a symbol like the confederate flag indicates white only are allowed into that world. And removing the Confederate flag from public view to the pages… — William R. Ferris Copy Share Image
Where you find obesity, you'll find poverty. It's a reflection of the South's struggle to raise its standard of living. — William R. Ferris Copy Share Image
I think the ties to slavery and the terrible tragedy that followed the Civil War with Jim Crow and racial violence is closely linked… — William R. Ferris Copy Share Image
A Daring Life: A Biography of Eudora Welty is a beautifully written portrait of Eudora Welty and her amazing life. Carolyn J. Brown carries… — William R. Ferris Copy Share Image
I think a proud Southerner is a Southerner who is aware of his or her past, and being proud of one's past does not… — William R. Ferris Copy Share Image
The Moon Pie is a bedrock of the country store and rural tradition. It is more than a snack. It is a cultural artifact. — William R. Ferris Copy Share Image
We have, for generations, been trying to be more inclusive of the word Southern. And a symbol like the confederate flag indicates white only… — William R. Ferris Copy Share Image
When we say the South lost the Civil War, we mean the white South. The blacks were liberated. And it's trying to redefine this… — William R. Ferris Copy Share Image
There is a mythic view of the South that's symbolized by the film "Gone With The Wind" that looks back fondly at slavery as… — William R. Ferris Copy Share Image
