V irginia Dare, the first baby born to English parents in the American colonies, disappeared with more than 100 other residents of the Lost Colony on North Carolina’s Roanoke Island. Dare was born a ...

With contributions from Cynthia Greenlee, Crystal Wilkinson, Channing Gerard Joseph, and many others, this special edition is really something to savor. Alice Randall, the New York Times best-selling ...

Victor Balaban was born in New York City. He had no ties to the South before he came to Atlanta to go to school. “I had no idea what to expect, but I’ve found that I enjoy it a lot. I like the people ...

Daniel Kariko is an associate professor of Photography at East Carolina University, in Greenville, North Carolina. Originally from former Yugoslavia, his work investigates environmental and political ...

Matt Sakakeeney is an ethnomusicologist at Tulane University in New Orleans and a senior contributing producer of American Routes, a New Orleans public radio program showcasing American roots music.