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

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 Southern myth and brin…

- William R. Ferris

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 reade…

- William R. Ferris

I think the ties to slavery and the terrible tragedy that followed the Civil War with Jim Crow and racial violence is closely linked to the Confedera…

- William R. Ferris

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 mean you accept it. It means that …

- William R. Ferris

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 allo…

- William R. Ferris

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

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 a time when everything wa…

- William R. Ferris