The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
Texas Leads in Pesticide Right-to-Know By Elaine Davenport Vol. 10, No. 2, 1988, p. 7 One of Texas Agricultural Commissioner Jim Hightower’s pet projects has come to fruition, and he is calling it “the beginning of a new age of
Hispanics Struggle for Parity in Texas By Elaine Davenport Vol. 10, No. 4, 1988, pp. 11-13 By the year 2010, Hispanics will be a majority of the population in Texas and will be more numerous than any other ethnic group,
Hightower Chooses a Populist Agenda By Elaine Davenport Vol. 11, No. 2, 1989, pp. 4-5 Jim Hightower has a way forward for the Democrat. Party. In order to pursue his strategy, Hightower has decided to run for re-election as Texas
Bear Poaching in North Carolina By Elaine Davenport Vol. 11, No. 4, 1989, p. 21 Hundreds of black bears are being poached in the southern Appalachian Mountains for their heads, hides, teeth, claws, feet, pads and gall bladders. “When we
Mergers in South Texas Colleges By Elaine Davenport Vol. 11, No. 4, 1989, p. 24 The largely Hispanic population of south Texas now has a better opportunity to get the same quality of higher education as Texans living in other
Angela Davis: ‘Rekindle the Flame’ By Elaine Davenport Vol. 12, No. 1, 1990, pp. 10-11 Angela Davis, one of America’s best known activists of the 1960s and 1970s, encouraged an overflow crowd in Austin, Texas, on Martin Luther King Day
Guilty as Charged By Elaine Davenport Vol. 16, No. 1, 1994, pp. 8-11 In closing arguments at the January 27-February 5 trial of Byron de la Beckwith for the 1963 murder of Medgar Evers, Hinds County, Mississippi Assistant District Attorney
The Six New Witnesses By Elaine Davenport Vol. 16, No. 1, 1994, pp. 10-11 Highlights from the testimony of the six new witnesses in the Byron de la Beckwith trial, in the order in which they appeared before the court: