The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
The 2000 Elections and Voting Rights Act Renewal By Ellen Spears Vol. 22, No. 2, 2000 pp. 14-15 Alarmist email messages surfaced in the late 1990s claiming that “African-Americans will lose their right to vote in 2007.” While the 110th
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Captive Lives By Ellen Spears Vol. 22, No. 3 p. 3 “For Americans who still believe in racial equality and social justice,” says writer Manning Marable, “we cannot stand silent while millions of our fellow citizens are being destroyed all
Fighting the “New” Disfranchisement with a New Voting Rights Movement By Ellen Spears Vol. 22, No. 4, 2000 p. 14 The raft of disfranchising mechanisms, old and new, that served to delegitimize the 2000 presidential election place the need for
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