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| In a 2007 article addressing a debate exchange between presidential candidates Ron Paul and Rudy Giuliani, Wilson wrote the following concerning the ], Wilson noted: | In a 2007 article addressing a debate exchange between presidential candidates Ron Paul and Rudy Giuliani, Wilson wrote the following concerning the ], Wilson noted: | ||
| {{quote|Remember that since 1965 our elections have been controlled by commissars from the U.S. Justice Department |
{{quote|Remember that since 1965 our elections have been controlled by commissars from the U.S. Justice Department – an oppression carried by the votes (several times repeated) of "conservative" Republicans. One of the highest comedic points of 20th century American politics came in the mid-sixties when the windbag Republican leader, Senator Dirksen of Illinois, announced his support for the second Reconstruction of the South. It seems that during a lonely midnight stroll in the deserted Capitol, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln appeared to the Senator and instructed him how to vote.<ref></ref>}} | ||
| == Early Life and Education == | == Early Life and Education == | ||
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| Clyde N. Wilson was born in 1941 in ], where he was raised. His father, Clyde Sr., a fireman, was a leader in the state Firefighters Union and was chosen to train and command the first African-American fire company in Greensboro. Clyde Jr. was editor of the Greensboro High School newspaper in his senior year, receiving a special commendation from the Columbia University Scholastic Press Association for editorial writing. During that year, 1958--1959, the high school was the first in North Carolina to be integrated. | Clyde N. Wilson was born in 1941 in ], where he was raised. His father, Clyde Sr., a fireman, was a leader in the state Firefighters Union and was chosen to train and command the first African-American fire company in Greensboro. Clyde Jr. was editor of the Greensboro High School newspaper in his senior year, receiving a special commendation from the Columbia University Scholastic Press Association for editorial writing. During that year, 1958--1959, the high school was the first in North Carolina to be integrated. | ||
| Wilson received the B.A. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1963 and the M.A. in 1964. While still a student he published journalism in the Greensboro Daily News, the Greensboro Record, the Winston-Salem Journal, and the Chapel Hill Weekly, and wrote a regular column for the campus Daily Tar Heel. From 1964 he spent several years as a reporter for the Richmond News Leader and the Charlotte News, covering police, courts, and other matters. |
Wilson received the B.A. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1963 and the M.A. in 1964. While still a student he published journalism in the Greensboro Daily News, the Greensboro Record, the Winston-Salem Journal, and the Chapel Hill Weekly, and wrote a regular column for the campus Daily Tar Heel. From 1964 he spent several years as a reporter for the Richmond News Leader and the Charlotte News, covering police, courts, and other matters. | ||
| In 1971 Wilson received the Ph.D. in History from the University of North Carolina. While a graduate student he published articles in such historical journals as The North Carolina Historical Review and Civil War Times, and in opinion journals like Modern Age, Intercollegiate Review, and National Review. | In 1971 Wilson received the Ph.D. in History from the University of North Carolina. While a graduate student he published articles in such historical journals as The North Carolina Historical Review and Civil War Times, and in opinion journals like Modern Age, Intercollegiate Review, and National Review. | ||
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| Wilson became Assistant Professor of History at the University of South Carolina in 1971; Associate Professor, 1977; Professor, 1983. In 1977 he became editor of The Papers of John C. Calhoun, producing volumes 10 through the completion of the edition with volume 28 in 2003. Scholarly reviewers were unanimous in high praise for the Calhoun Papers for meticulous editorial work, insightful historical introductions, and steady progress. The term "exemplary" was often applied. Wilson's work on Calhoun drew comments like "shows high ability in the field of intellectual history" (Journal of American History), "plows new ground by the acre" (Virginia Magazine of History & Biography), and many others of similar import. | Wilson became Assistant Professor of History at the University of South Carolina in 1971; Associate Professor, 1977; Professor, 1983. In 1977 he became editor of The Papers of John C. Calhoun, producing volumes 10 through the completion of the edition with volume 28 in 2003. Scholarly reviewers were unanimous in high praise for the Calhoun Papers for meticulous editorial work, insightful historical introductions, and steady progress. The term "exemplary" was often applied. Wilson's work on Calhoun drew comments like "shows high ability in the field of intellectual history" (Journal of American History), "plows new ground by the acre" (Virginia Magazine of History & Biography), and many others of similar import. | ||
| During 32 years at the University of South Carolina, Wilson taught a wide variety of courses and directed 16 doctoral dissertations, four of which quickly became books. |
During 32 years at the University of South Carolina, Wilson taught a wide variety of courses and directed 16 doctoral dissertations, four of which quickly became books. | ||
| Wilson early identified himself as an intellectual heir of Richard Weaver and the Southern Agrarians. In 1980 he assisted Thomas Fleming in founding Southern Partisan magazine, and subsequently became a contributing editor of Chronicles when Fleming became editor of that journal. In 1981, Wilson brought together the book "Why the South Will Survive, by Fifteen Southerners," a restatement of the Agrarian message of "I'll Take My Stand" on its 50th anniversary. The volume included contributions by Cleanth Brooks, Andrew Lytle, George Garrett, and other wellknown literati. In 1993 he was active in the formation of The League of the South and served on its board of directors for the first ten years. He has stated reasons for his role in creation of the League: the necessity to preserve the unique features of Southern culture and to promote devolution from the over-centralised government that now reigns. | Wilson early identified himself as an intellectual heir of Richard Weaver and the Southern Agrarians. In 1980 he assisted Thomas Fleming in founding Southern Partisan magazine, and subsequently became a contributing editor of Chronicles when Fleming became editor of that journal. In 1981, Wilson brought together the book "Why the South Will Survive, by Fifteen Southerners," a restatement of the Agrarian message of "I'll Take My Stand" on its 50th anniversary. The volume included contributions by Cleanth Brooks, Andrew Lytle, George Garrett, and other wellknown literati. In 1993 he was active in the formation of The League of the South and served on its board of directors for the first ten years. He has stated reasons for his role in creation of the League: the necessity to preserve the unique features of Southern culture and to promote devolution from the over-centralised government that now reigns. | ||
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| The editor of ''Chronicles Magazine,'' which runs many of his articles, ], writes that it is important to avoid racism.<ref>Thomas Fleming, Comments to "Pearl Harbor Day," '''' Online Edition, Dec 10 2008. Accessed 2008.12.26.</ref> On this subject, Wilson also writes: | The editor of ''Chronicles Magazine,'' which runs many of his articles, ], writes that it is important to avoid racism.<ref>Thomas Fleming, Comments to "Pearl Harbor Day," '''' Online Edition, Dec 10 2008. Accessed 2008.12.26.</ref> On this subject, Wilson also writes: | ||
| :"Whiteness” does not provide anything sufficient to live for or to die for. People can be rallied by religion, kinship, culture |
:"Whiteness” does not provide anything sufficient to live for or to die for. People can be rallied by religion, kinship, culture – they cannot be rallied by a physical characteristic. The ills of the West, as you suggest, are all in ourselves, not caused by others, though others may take advantage of them.<ref>Clyde N. Wilson, Comment on his article, "Pearl Harbor Day," '','' Online edition. Dec. 10, 20008. Accessed 2008.12.26.</ref> | ||
| At least one of Wilson's articles is currently translated into Spanish.<ref>Clyde N. Wilson, en el ''Chronicles Magazine'' edición electrónico en español.</ref> | At least one of Wilson's articles is currently translated into Spanish.<ref>Clyde N. Wilson, en el ''Chronicles Magazine'' edición electrónico en español.</ref> | ||
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| Wilson is recipient of the Bostick Medal for Contributions to South Carolina Letters, the first annual John Randolph Club Award for Lifetime Achievement, and the Sons of Confederate Veterans Medal of Meritorious Service. In 2005 he was the founding Dean of the Stephen D. Lee Institute, an educational arm of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. | Wilson is recipient of the Bostick Medal for Contributions to South Carolina Letters, the first annual John Randolph Club Award for Lifetime Achievement, and the Sons of Confederate Veterans Medal of Meritorious Service. In 2005 he was the founding Dean of the Stephen D. Lee Institute, an educational arm of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. | ||
| ==External links== | == External links == | ||
| *, USC faculty website. | *, USC faculty website. | ||
| * on ]. | * on ]. | ||
| ==References== | == References == | ||
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Clyde N. Wilson (born 1941) is a Distinguished Professor of history at the University of South Carolina, U.S., a paleoconservative political commentator, a long-time contributing editor for Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture and Southern Partisan magazine, and an occasional contributor to National Review. Wilson is best known for his expertise on the life and writings of John C. Calhoun, having recently compiled all his papers in twenty-eight volumes. He is the M.E. Bradford Distinguished Chair of the Abbeville Institute, an adjunct faculty member of the libertarian Ludwig von Mises Institute, and an affiliated scholar of the League of the South Institute, the research arm of the League of the South. In 1994 Wilson was an original founder of the League of the South. The League of the South is a Southern nationalist organization whose ultimate goal is "a free and independent Southern republic."
The Southern Poverty Law Center has listed Wilson among the "ideologues" of the Neo-Confederate movement, claiming that he told Gentleman's Quarterly in 1998 that "We don't want the federal government telling us what to do, pushing integration down our throats...We're tired of carpetbagging professionals coming to our campuses and teaching that the South is a cultural wasteland."
In a 2007 article addressing a debate exchange between presidential candidates Ron Paul and Rudy Giuliani, Wilson wrote the following concerning the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Wilson noted:
Remember that since 1965 our elections have been controlled by commissars from the U.S. Justice Department – an oppression carried by the votes (several times repeated) of "conservative" Republicans. One of the highest comedic points of 20th century American politics came in the mid-sixties when the windbag Republican leader, Senator Dirksen of Illinois, announced his support for the second Reconstruction of the South. It seems that during a lonely midnight stroll in the deserted Capitol, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln appeared to the Senator and instructed him how to vote.
Early Life and Education
Clyde N. Wilson was born in 1941 in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he was raised. His father, Clyde Sr., a fireman, was a leader in the state Firefighters Union and was chosen to train and command the first African-American fire company in Greensboro. Clyde Jr. was editor of the Greensboro High School newspaper in his senior year, receiving a special commendation from the Columbia University Scholastic Press Association for editorial writing. During that year, 1958--1959, the high school was the first in North Carolina to be integrated.
Wilson received the B.A. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1963 and the M.A. in 1964. While still a student he published journalism in the Greensboro Daily News, the Greensboro Record, the Winston-Salem Journal, and the Chapel Hill Weekly, and wrote a regular column for the campus Daily Tar Heel. From 1964 he spent several years as a reporter for the Richmond News Leader and the Charlotte News, covering police, courts, and other matters.
In 1971 Wilson received the Ph.D. in History from the University of North Carolina. While a graduate student he published articles in such historical journals as The North Carolina Historical Review and Civil War Times, and in opinion journals like Modern Age, Intercollegiate Review, and National Review.
Later Years
Wilson became Assistant Professor of History at the University of South Carolina in 1971; Associate Professor, 1977; Professor, 1983. In 1977 he became editor of The Papers of John C. Calhoun, producing volumes 10 through the completion of the edition with volume 28 in 2003. Scholarly reviewers were unanimous in high praise for the Calhoun Papers for meticulous editorial work, insightful historical introductions, and steady progress. The term "exemplary" was often applied. Wilson's work on Calhoun drew comments like "shows high ability in the field of intellectual history" (Journal of American History), "plows new ground by the acre" (Virginia Magazine of History & Biography), and many others of similar import.
During 32 years at the University of South Carolina, Wilson taught a wide variety of courses and directed 16 doctoral dissertations, four of which quickly became books.
Wilson early identified himself as an intellectual heir of Richard Weaver and the Southern Agrarians. In 1980 he assisted Thomas Fleming in founding Southern Partisan magazine, and subsequently became a contributing editor of Chronicles when Fleming became editor of that journal. In 1981, Wilson brought together the book "Why the South Will Survive, by Fifteen Southerners," a restatement of the Agrarian message of "I'll Take My Stand" on its 50th anniversary. The volume included contributions by Cleanth Brooks, Andrew Lytle, George Garrett, and other wellknown literati. In 1993 he was active in the formation of The League of the South and served on its board of directors for the first ten years. He has stated reasons for his role in creation of the League: the necessity to preserve the unique features of Southern culture and to promote devolution from the over-centralised government that now reigns.
On racism
The editor of Chronicles Magazine, which runs many of his articles, Thomas Fleming, writes that it is important to avoid racism. On this subject, Wilson also writes:
- "Whiteness” does not provide anything sufficient to live for or to die for. People can be rallied by religion, kinship, culture – they cannot be rallied by a physical characteristic. The ills of the West, as you suggest, are all in ourselves, not caused by others, though others may take advantage of them.
At least one of Wilson's articles is currently translated into Spanish.
Published work
Wilson has contributed more than 400 articles, essays, and reviews to a wide variety of academic and popular books and publications. He has lectured extensively across the U.S. to scholarly, heritage, and political groups.
Books include Carolina Cavalier: The Life and Mind of James Johnston Pettigrew, a Civil War biography that has gone through three editions; From Union to Empire: Essays in the Jeffersonian Tradition; and Defending Dixie: Essays in Southern History and Culture. In addition, he has contributed to a number of influential books, including The New Right Papers, (Robert W. Whitaker, Ed.). He has edited a number of books, including three volumes of The Dictionary of Literary Biography on American historians; The Essential Calhoun; John C. Calhoun: A Bibliography; and A Defender of Southern Conservatism: M.E. Bradford and His Achievements.
Wilson is recipient of the Bostick Medal for Contributions to South Carolina Letters, the first annual John Randolph Club Award for Lifetime Achievement, and the Sons of Confederate Veterans Medal of Meritorious Service. In 2005 he was the founding Dean of the Stephen D. Lee Institute, an educational arm of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
External links
- Clyde N. Wilson, USC faculty website.
- Clyde Wilson Article Archives on LewRockwell.com.
References
- League of the South website
- Southern Poverty Law Center website
- Clyde Wilson Article Archives
- Thomas Fleming, Comments to "Pearl Harbor Day," Chronicles Magazine Online Edition, Dec 10 2008. Accessed 2008.12.26.
- Clyde N. Wilson, Comment on his article, "Pearl Harbor Day," Chronicles Magazine, Online edition. Dec. 10, 20008. Accessed 2008.12.26.
- Clyde N. Wilson, "Concemos con la Historia" en el Chronicles Magazine edición electrónico en español.
- WhitakerOnline.org