A Vietnamese Mardi Gras krewe.
The Black longshoremen of Mobile’s Banana Docks.
A meditation on rice and belonging.
This Food Issue isn’t just about what Southerners eat—it’s about who we are, where we’ve been, and where we’re going.
James McWilliams
About
James McWilliams teaches history at Texas State University. His essays have appeared in the Virginia Quarterly Review, Harper’s Magazine, the Paris Review online, and the New York Times Book Review. His biography of Frank Stanford will be published by the University of Arkansas Press in 2025.