Southern Exposure is an award-winning print journal and magazine published by the Institute for Southern Studies, publisher of Facing South, from 1973 until 2011. Southern Exposure earned a national reputation and won several awards, including a National Magazine Award and two George Polk Awards, for its writing and investigative reporting on a broad range of political, economic, and cultural issues in the South.

Vol. 21 No. 1/2 - Spring/Summer 1993

Magazine cover that reads Southern Exposure turns 20 with numerals very big and purple serif font against tan background

Southern Exposure Turns 20

  • Chapter One: War and Peace

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  • Chapter Two: Rural Life and Land

    14
  • Chapter Three: Work and Dignity

    23
  • Chapter Four: Homegrown Culture

    32
  • Chapter Five: Women

    42
  • Chapter Six: Crime and Punishment

    52
  • Chapter Seven: Health and Wealth

    59
  • Chapter Eight: Freedom Struggles

    67
  • Chapter Nine: Lesbian and Gay Culture

    77
  • Chapter Ten: Our Diverse Roots

    84
  • Chapter Eleven: Our Fragile Environment

    95
  • Chapter Twelve: Electoral Politics

    103
  • Chapter Thirteen: Economic Development

    111
  • Chapter Fourteen: Food Empires

    119