Military Draft

January 31, 2020 - Since the draft's end, the South has provided a disproportionate number of new military recruits relative to its young adult population. The trend can be partly explained by the military's large presence in Southern states. 

January 15, 2020 - With the cost of higher education skyrocketing, many young Americans from economically struggling communities across the South and elsewhere have turned to the military as a solution for student debt.

November 1, 1982 - This article originally appeared in Southern Exposure Vol. 10 No. 6, "Waging Peace." Find more from that issue here.