EPU works with leaders and communities across the American South, equipping them with tools, programs, and support to bridge divides and foster connections across differences.

Survey of the South

EPU’s research across the 13 Southern states allows us to deepen our understanding of the multifaceted economic, political, and social realities that Southern people face.

Collective Resilience

In partnership with The Bitter Southerner, EPU is turning up the volume on the work being done by local leaders addressing injustice across the South.

Legislative Update

A snapshot of how legislation across the region is shaping opportunity and community well-being.

"When historians look back, they will remember how we, in this moment, in this time, came together to do what was hard for the sake of doing what was right, and gave light and freedom, goodness and life, to those generations we do not yet know."

– Mitch Landrieu, Founder of E Pluribus Unum, Former Mayor of New Orleans, LA