The Role of Law in the South
The Role of Law in the South By Leslie Dunbar Vol. 1, No. 7, 1979, pp. 6-8 [Introduction] Twenty-Five years ago, the Supreme Court was just weeks away from a landmark decision that would give hope of civil rights workers
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Human Rights: From the South to South Africa”
Human Rights: From the South to South Africa” By Wallace Terry Vol. 1, No. 7, 1979, pp. 9-13 I was profoundly affected by what I saw on the battlefields in Viet Nam from 1967 to 1969, particularly the outrageously racist
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Facing the Universal Imperatives
Facing the Universal Imperatives By Ray Marshall Vol. 1, No. 7, 1979, pp. 16-18 [Introduction] The world that we live in has changed; is changing, dangerous and uncertain – and I think that if you take a look at the
J.P. Stevens Workers Seek ‘Some of the Harvest’
J.P. Stevens Workers Seek ‘Some of the Harvest’ By Bill Finger Vol. 1, No. 7, 1979, pp. 19-21 You would have thought it was the Darlington 500 the way people were flocking to the South Carolina Piedmont. But the gathering
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Eatonton, Georgia: Rural Black Community Organizes for Change
Eatonton, Georgia: Rural Black Community Organizes for Change By Alice Swift Vol. 1, No. 7, 1979, pp. 22-23 The days of White mobs gathering to lynch a Black man simply because he is Black are gone, but there are still
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EDUCATION: The Issue of Desegregation
EDUCATION: The Issue of Desegregation By Diane Johnston Vol. 1, No. 7, 1979, pp. 25 During a lively discussion on education at SRC’s recent Annual Meeting, panelist Jean Fairfax, director of education programs for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, remarked,
SOUTHERN POLITICS: Judge Robert Collins Speaks
SOUTHERN POLITICS: Judge Robert Collins Speaks By Robert Morris Vol. 1, No. 7, 1979, pp. 26 “Without a pool of competent attorneys who can focus on pressing the legitimate claims of minorities, those rights will be neglected, eroded, and perhaps
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SOUTHERN POLITICS:Panelists look at Southern Political System
SOUTHERN POLITICS:Panelists look at Southern Political System By Jean Jones Vol. 1, No. 7, 1979, pp. 26-27 “Tyranny and tragedy have been and still are the core of the Southern experience,” Dr. Samuel Dubois Cook, president of Dillard University, remarked
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URBAN AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT:Solutions to Southern Rural Problems Sought
URBAN AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT:Solutions to Southern Rural Problems Sought By Janet Terry Vol. 1, No. 7, 1979, pp. 27-28 Is the South truly in the midst of an overdue, unparalleled economic boom, or is the image a mirage, fashioned by
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Interchange: In This Issue
Interchange: In This Issue By Betty Norwood Chaney Vol. 1, No. 8, 1979, p. 2 May 17, markes the 25th anniversary of Brown v. Borad of Education decision by the Supreme Court. While not devoting the contents of this issue