Foreword / by Silas House
Molly Ivins: the red rose of Texas
John Hope Franklin: a long view, unsweetened
Father Thomas Berry: deep greens and blues
Lance Corporal Brian Anderson: a farewell to arms
James Dickey: the last wolverine
Sister Evelyn Mattern: confession, dedicated to a fighting nun
James Still: a man of the world
Marshall Frady: son of a preacher man
Kirk Varnedoe: a prophet from Savannah
Jesse Winchester: the Tennessee kid
Anne Braden: an embarrassing woman
Tommy Thompson: the last song of Father Banjo
Eubie Blake: a century of ragtime
Judy Bonds: this land is your land
Frank M. Johnson: the last southern hero
Jesse Helms: the last of his kind?
Will Campbell: God's will
George Wallace: requiem for a bantamweight
Doc Watson: but now i see.