The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
United Steelworkers vs. Weber: Affirmative Action on Trial By Laughlin McDonald Vol. 1, No. 9, 1979, pp. 14-17 United Steelworkers of America v. Brian F. Weber, known familiarly asWeber because of the enormous interest the case has generated, was argued
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The Bolden Decision Stonewalls Black Aspirations By Laughlin McDonald Vol. 2, No. 8, 1980, pp. 11-17 The Supreme Court’s latest voting rights decision, City of Mobile v. Bolden(April 22, 1980), is bad news for Blacks. The Court held that no
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Voting Rights in Edgefield County By Laughlin Mcdonald Vol. 6, No. 3, 1984, pp. 13-14 Edgefield is a small, rural county in South Carolina, lapped along its western boundary by the stately Savannah River. Local residents work on farms, pick
The Attack on Voting Rights By Laughlin Mcdonald Vol. 7, No. 5, 1985, pp. 1-3 The Reagan Administration continues to widen its attack on minority voting rights. In its latest depredation, it has filed a friend of the court brief
Uneasy Victories in the Supreme Court By Laughlin Mcdonald Vol. 8, No. 3, 1986, pp. 15-18 During the 1985-1986 term, the Supreme Court decided eight major race discrimination cases. Four involved employment discrimination and affirmative action, three involved jury selection
The Law. Reviewed by Laughlin McDonald Vol. 11, No. 5, 1989, pp. 21-23 Whose Votes Count? Affirmative Action and Minority Voting Rights by Abigail M. Thernstrom (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987. 316 pp. $25. Paperback edition, 1989, $10.95.) The Voting
A decade of litigation a Southern ‘Devil’s Island.’ Reviewed by Laughlin McDonald Vol. 12, No. 2, 1990, pp. 17-19 Reform and Regret by Larry W. Yackle (New York: Oxford University Press. 1989. 322 pp.). Reform and Regret, by Larry W.
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Black Votes Count Reviewed by Laughlin McDonald Vol. 13, No. 2, 1991, pp. 19-21 Black Votes Count: Political Empowerment in Mississippi after 1965. by Frank H. Parker. (Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press, 1990.) Black Votes Count, by Frank
Voting Rights and the Court: Drawing the Lines By Laughlin McDonald Vol. 15, No. 3, 1993, pp. 1-6 On the last day of the 1993 term, the Supreme Court handed down one of the most controversial voting rights decisions of
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A Far Cry from Apartheid By Laughlin McDonald Vol. 16, No. 2, 1994, pp. 1-2 The recent round of congressional redistricting in the South was hailed by the minority and civil rights communities as the most successful in the nation’s