The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
South Carolina Vendetta By Marion Wright Vol. 1, No. 4, 1979, pp. 4-7 Editor’s Note: “In recent years scholars have increasingly been turning their attention to Southern history. Tome after tome offers learned discourse on the profitability of slavery, the
Fighting Discrimination in Macon: A Return to the Streets By Yvette Sparks Vol. 1, No. 4, 1979, pp. 4-7 During the height of the civil rights movement when the call for integration resounded throughout the country, Macon, Georgia heard the
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Texas Prisoners Rights on Trial By Bob Powell Vol. 1, No. 4, 1979, pp. 11-13, 24 “When I die, I may not go to heaven I don’t know if they let cowboys in If they don’t, let me go to
Bending With the Wind: A Lesson in Survival By Al Burt Vol. 1, No. 4, 1979, pp. 14-16 In his 72 years. Virgil D. Hawkins has learned something about the ways to fight and to survive and sometimes to succeed.
Legal Workers Battle for poor in Mississippi By Joseph Delaney Vol. 1, No. 4, 1979, pp.17-19 They came during an unusual time of the year to discuss an important issue at an uncommon location. Many did not expect a crowd
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HEALTH CARE By Staff Vol. 1, No. 4, 1979, pp. 20-21 Gayle Becker and Elaine Clark had been teaching nursing for over 16 years in an academic setting and felt the need to branch out into a different area of
EDUCATION By SRC Staff Vol. 1, No. 4, 1979, pp. 22 “Alienation is real, and it’s growing! Citizens, young and old, and of varied political persuasions are expressing more and more their feelings of separation from government and politics they
Southern Politics By Gordon Kenna Vol. 1, No. 4, 1979, pp. 23 Traditionally the South, more than any other region, has maintained remarkable continuity in the leadership it has sent to Washington. That era is surely ending now as the
When Shall We Overcome? By C. Eric Lincoln Vol. 1, No. 5, 1979, pp. 4-5 A man died. That was eleven years ago. A man died who ought not to have died: not because he was a Black man, but
Declining Donkeydom in Presleyland By Boyd Lewis Vol. 1, No. 5, 1979, pp. 6 It was 100 years ago that cartoonist Thomas Nast decided to portray the Democratic Party as a flop-eared jackass and the Republican Party as an elephant