Orville Vernon Burton is the Burroughs Distinguished Professor of Southern History and Culture at Coastal Carolina University.  His research and teaching interests include the American South, espeically race relations, family, community, politics, religion and the intersection of humanities and social sciences, especially humanities computing.  A frequent lecturer, Burton's recent presentations include "Selectional Conflict, Civil War, and Reconstruction:  An Interpretation," "Where and How Brown v. Board Began:  Two Reconstructions and Historical Memory," "Voting Rights Act:  It Must Not Have Been Humid Enough in the North," and "The Age of Lincoln."