Don't Make the South Rise Again

Published on February 20, 2008

Jeff Sharlet: One of the best magazines around, Oxford American -- a glossy quarterly dedicated to writing about the American South -- has just suffered a grievous blow: embezzlement. Their bank account nearly emptied. OA is in trouble. It's been in trouble before. Founded in Oxford, Mississippi in 1992, it folded in 2002; relocated to Little Rock; folded again a year later; and rose from the dead once more. This time, it's down, but not out. It's not too late to save OA. Check out their website. Fall in love. Put your money where your heart is.

Jeff Sharlet: One of the best magazines around, Oxford American — a glossy quarterly dedicated to writing about the American South — has just suffered a grievous blow: embezzlement. Their bank account nearly emptied. OA is in trouble. It’s been in trouble before. Founded in Oxford, Mississippi in 1992, it folded in 2002; relocated to Little Rock; folded again a year later; and rose from the dead once more. This time, it’s down, but not out. It’s not too late to save OA. Check out their website. Fall in love. Put your money where your heart is.

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