Philip Gerard

Philip Gerard contended that the unhealed wounds and unresolved issues from the Civil War were a major driver of today’s Great American Divide. His next book idea, Toward a More Perfect Union: Why America Lost the Civil War and How to Win It Now, will remain unwritten. But he offers some of the ideas that would have gone into that book in other places. We take a closer look at his consistency and courage in this remembrance of a rich, well-lived, albeit abbreviated life.

WHQR friend Philip Gerard passed away on November 7.

Author Philip Gerard contends the incorrect and incomplete narrative surrounding the Civil War perpetuates the great partisan divide. Once the gunfire ended and North Carolina rejoined the Union, questions about civil rights and race should have been settled. But they weren’t. The battle still rages. How to move towards a more perfect union? Education, he says, is key.

Nativism and white supremacy, the battle over slavery, and the public adoration of explorers were critical elements of mid-19th century. Two of the key…

It was the early 1990s when an American creative writing professor set about publishing his second novel. The pivotal event in his book: a 19th century…

UNCW Creative Writing Professor Philip Gerard has won the North Carolina Award for literature. It’s the state’s highest civilian honor. WHQR reports on…

If you’ve listened to WHQR for any length of time, you probably know Philip Gerard as one of the regular commentators. But those three-and-a-half minute…

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Philip Gerard is the author of eleven documentary scripts, numerous short stories and essays, and ten books, including his new novel, The Art of Creative…

Time now for today's WHQR commentary. Here's Philip Gerard. Philip Gerard is the author of eleven documentary scripts, numerous short stories and essays,…