W. J. Cash | |
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| Born | May 2, 1900 Gaffney, South Carolina, United States |
| Died | July 1, 1941 (suicide) Hotel Reforma, Mexico City |
| Occupation | journalist, writer |
| Language | English |
| Education | local Baptist schools |
| Alma mater | Wake Forest College |
| Genre | sociology, editorials |
| Subject | American South, Fascism |
| Years active | 1926-1941 |
| Notable works | The Mind of the South (1941) |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing (nominated, 1941) Guggenheim Fellowship (1941) |
| Spouse | Mary Bagley Ross Northrup (December 24, 1940 - July 1, 1941, his death) |
Wilbur Joseph "Jack" Cash (May 2, 1900 – July 1, 1941) was an American journalist known for writing The Mind of the South (1941), a controversial and influential interpretation of the character and history of the American South.
A protégé of H. L. Mencken and Alfred A. and Blanche Knopf, Cash suffered throughout his life from depression. He died by hanging himself shortly after the publication of the book.