Equal Rights
Equal Rights By Chuck Morgan Vol. 2, No. 8, 1980, pp. 4-8 In our bureaucratic “work together” pragmatic society, I plead guilty to a conviction that the Constitution and the country are better off when the three branches of the
Category: Southern Changes. Volume 2, Number 8, 1980
A Lawyer’s Judgment for the 13th Amendment
A Lawyer’s Judgment for the 13th Amendment By Staff Vol. 2, No. 8, 1980, p. 8 It is understandable that Blacks geared their pre-Brown legal struggle to the requirement of equal protection in the Fourteenth Amendment. In the years prior
The South Remembered
The South Remembered By John Marquerd Vol. 2, No. 8, 1980, pp. 9-10 This is a superficial report. How could it be otherwise, based as it is on a short visit to the South last March. In fact, I have
The Bolden Decision Stonewalls Black Aspirations
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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The Federation of Southern Cooperatives Under Siege
The Federation of Southern Cooperatives Under Siege By John Vodicka Vol. 2, No. 8, 1980, pp.18-21 In rural Sumter County, Alabama, the plantation mentality still survives, tainted somewhat by the 20th Century, but preserved well enough to be easily recognized.
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What’s Wrong with Justice in Wrightsville
What’s Wrong with Justice in Wrightsville By Ron Taylor Vol. 2, No. 8, 1980, pp. 22-24 Johnson County Sheriff Roland Attaway keeps two microphones dangling from the roof outside his office in Wrightsville, Georgia, for the purpose of tape recording