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TAKE ON THE SOUTH is a series of eight, one-hour, live-to-tape debates produced by the South Carolina Educational Television network for the University of South Carolina's Institute for Southern Studies (ISS) under a grant provided by Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc.

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Take on the South
Full episodes
8 VIDEOS

What is the South in the 21st Century?

56:45 Air Date 04/30/12

The Necessary South

57:05 Air Date 11/21/11

How Has the South Shaped American Music

57:46 Air Date 05/30/11

Nascar or Football?

56:49 Air Date 11/18/10

What is Real Southern Cooking?

56:53 Air Date 07/10/10

Would Southern Slavery Have Survived the Civil War?

56:49 Air Date 11/25/09

What Was the Most Influential 20th-Century Southern Novel?

56:50 Air Date 05/13/09

Does the Road to the White House Run Through the South?

56:50 Air Date 10/16/08
Previews
3 VIDEOS

What is the South in the 21st Century? Promo 1

0:30 Air Date 04/30/12

What is the South in the 21st Century? Promo 2

0:29 Air Date 04/30/12

What Influence Has The South Had On American Music?

0:29 Air Date 05/25/11
Shorts
2 VIDEOS

John T. Edge Interview

6:18 Air Date 07/10/10

Matt and Ted Lee Interview

7:11 Air Date 07/10/10