The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
Daddy’s Missile: Shaping the South’s Pre-war Economy By Tom Schlesinger Vol. 4, No. 4, 1982, pp. 1-2, 23-30 In mid-May 1982, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Harvard’s Center for Science and International Affairs co-sponsored a meeting about
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More Than Steel Mills Are Silent By Kelly Dowe Vol. 4, No. 4, 1982, pp. 3-5 Several times, thinking about it all, I’ve been taken back to the First Presbyterian Church in Montgomery. It is a particular Sunday in the
Black Political Participation in the 1980’s: Challenged by Conservatism By Alex Willingham Vol. 4, No. 4, 1982, pp. 5-11 Assessing the state of black politics today requires a fundamentally different approach from what would have been appropriate even ten years
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A Few Proposals: From Black Agenda To National Policy By Monte Piliawsky Vol. 4, No. 4, 1982, pp. 11-16 Upon initial consideration, the offering of policy proposals which grow out of a “black agenda” might appear to be a futile
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Laying By Brooks Hays: 1898-1981 Vol. 4, No. 4, 1982, pp. 17-18 My grandfather was a Republican. To some this may not sound like an arresting statement, but to one born in 1898 in the impregnable Democratic South, and destined
Biting the Budget At Legal Services By Ginny Looney Vol. 4, No. 4, 1982, pp. 19-22 In the first budget that Ronald Reagan proposed as President, he recommended the elimination of the Legal Services Corporation. Reagan wanted legal aid for
Laments on the Demise of Tom Turnipseed By Frye Gaillard Vol. 4, No. 4, 1982, p. 31 I hated to see it a few weeks ago when ole Tom Turnipseed went up in flames. Turnipseed, of course, was a candidate