The Old South Triumphs at Duke
The Old South Triumphs at Duke By Tony Dunbar Vol. 1, No. 9, 1979, pp. 5-8 Somewhere in the annal’s of Duke University you will find these lofty words: The aims of Duke University are to assert a faith in
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Chiquita Boycott
Chiquita Boycott By Staff Vol. 1, No. 9, 1979, pp. 8 The United Farm Workers Union (UFW)has called for a boycott of Chiquita bananas. Farmworkers in the southewestern U.S. are on strike agains a number of lettuce growers, including Sunharvest
Battle of Newport News
Battle of Newport News By Phil Wilayto Vol. 1, No. 9, 1979, pp. 9-13, 23 The Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company stretches along the northern bank of the James River like a long, narrow industrial city. For over two
United Steelworkers vs. Weber: Affirmative Action on Trial
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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Legislative Roundup of 1979 Georgia General Assembly
Legislative Roundup of 1979 Georgia General Assembly By John Taylor Vol. 1, No. 9, 1979, pp. 18-20 The 1979 session of the Georgia General Assembly produced the largest increase in welfare benefits and the first public use of racial epithets
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Action Patterns: Third Party Complaints
Action Patterns: Third Party Complaints By Staff Vol. 1, No. 9, 1979, pp. 21 When she and her friend made up their minds to challenge their South Georgia employer’s separate seniority lines, the first thing they did was to ask
Minorities in Southern Television: Visibility But Little Control
Minorities in Southern Television: Visibility But Little Control By Faye McDonald Smith Vol. 1, No. 10, 1979, pp. 3,26-29 The days are over – pretty much – when Black people would do a double take when they turned on the
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The Progressive Farmer: A Long Row’s Hoeing into Lespedeza
The Progressive Farmer: A Long Row’s Hoeing into Lespedeza By Cary Fowler Vol. 1, No. 10, 1979, pp. 4, 29-32 Southern politics in the 1880s was alive with the fever of a native-born Populism. Led by the Southern Alliance (renamed
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Azalea Death Trip: A Journey Through the Land of Southern Living
Azalea Death Trip: A Journey Through the Land of Southern Living By Allen Tullos Vol. 1, No. 10, 1979, pp. 7-10,32 In the beginning,” it is written in Southern Living magazine, “man created Florida “Later on, men got around to
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Lillian Smith: The Winner Names the Age
Lillian Smith: The Winner Names the Age By Rose Gladney Vol. 1, No. 10, 1979 pp. 11-13 The Winner Names the Age: A Collection of Writings by Lillian Smith. Edited by Michelle Cliff. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.