The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
Life in the Fortress: An Interview with Mary Edwards Wertsch By Ellen Spears Vol. 14, No. 4, 1992, pp. 16-20 Ellen Spears: What makes Military Brats so powerful at its core is your own experience as a military daughter. Speaking
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‘Freedom Buses’ Roll Along Cancer Alley By Ellen Spears Vol. 15, No. 1, 1993, pp. 1-11 On the weekend of December 4-6, 1992, more than 2,000 activists from around the South and the nation joined in an unprecedented gathering in
Rosewood Massacre Survivors Win By Ellen Spears Vol. 16, No. 1, 1994, p. 12 Descendants of the black residents of Rosewood, Florida and survivors of the massacre that left at least eight dead and destroyed the town more than seventy
Voting Rights—Failure of Commitment By Ellen Spears Vol. 16, No. 4, 1994, pp. 1-3 As we approach the 30th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, the quiet revolution that the Act has brought to the South is apparent, but public
The 1994 Lillian Smith Book Awards By Ellen Spears Vol. 16, No. 4, 1994, pp. 17-22 The 1994 Lillian Smith Book Awards were presented in Atlanta on November 18 to (from left) John Gregory Brown, winner for fiction, and Henry
A Modest Remedy Reviewed by Ellen Spears Vol. 18, No. 2, 1996 pp. 27-29 In Defense of Affirmative Action, by Barbara R. Bergmann (New Republic/Basic Books, 1996, 213 pages). “Before we gave up on integration, we should have tried it,”
Prejudices and Hopes By Ellen Spears Vol. 19, No. 1, 1997 pp. 28-29, 31 The personal stories in Will The Circle be Unbroken? remind us how recently American apartheid shed the force of law, and at what costs the changes
SRC Survey Results Suggest Broad Support for Fairness Programs By Ellen Spears Vol. 20, No. 1, 1998 p. 23 “The country is witnessing a concerted and well-planned campaign to destroy affirmative action for women and minorities. In the end that
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Tracking Hurts Children By Ellen Spears Vol. 21, No. 1, 1999 p. 19 Several Southern state legislatures are considering controversial school voucher proposals, which public education advocates call a thinly veiled ploy to undermine public school funding and secure public
Affirmative Action Battle Hits Sunshine State By Ellen Spears Vol. 22, No. 1, 2000, pp. 19-20 More than 11,000 students, teachers, union leaders, and grandmothers marched to the Florida State Capitol on March 8, 2000 to register their opposition to
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