The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
A Movie with Eyes on the Wrong Prize: “Mississippi Burning” By Julian Bond Vol. 10, No. 6, 1988, pp. 22-23 The new movie “Mississippi Burning” is the worst example of the genre called docudrama: there is no documentation and very
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The Vote and Change Julian Bond Vol. 12, No. 2, 1990, p. 4-9 These edited remarks are from a panel discussion held on political participation during last winter’s annual meeting of the Southern Regional Council. The participants, all with long
Reflections on Affirmative Action AngstReflections of an Affirmative Action Baby, by Steven Carter (Basic Books, 1991). Reviewed by Julian Bond Vol. 14, No. 1, 1992, pp. 22-23 Students of race relations have watched with interest the elevation to media prominence
Civil Rights In The Popular Culture By Julian Bond Vol. 14, No. 2, 1992, pp. 1-2, 4-7 It was a familiar story with a different twist. On October 3, 1991, members of a white sorority at the University of Alabama
Race Reviewed by Julian Bond Vol. 14, No. 3, 1992, pp. 26-27 Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal , by Andrew Hacker (Charles Scribners’ Sons, New York, 1992, xiii, 257 pages)Race: How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel
History, Hope and Heroes By Julian Bond Vol. 15, No. 4, 1993, pp. 1-7 In 1993, the grandson of an American slave teaches at the university slave owner Thomas Jefferson founded in Virginia, and teaches young Americans about the modern
Remembering Another Atlanta: Gate City By Julian Bond Vol. 18, No. 2, 1996 pp. 22-24 “South–that part of the United States south of Mason’s and Dixon’s line, the Ohio River, and the southern boundaries of Missouri and Kansas.” (Webster’s New
Democracy Demands Memory By Julian Bond Vol. 19, No. 1, 1997 pp. 3-4 “I tell my children today they don’t know anything. You know, when I hear young folk talking about what they ain’t gonna take, and I like to
The Masters of Augusta By Julian Bond Vol. 24, No. 3-4, 2002 p. 5 Discrimination takes many forms. It may not always be illegal, but it is always wrong. Prejudice based on race or gender is wrong, whether it occurs