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Voting Rights in Edgefield County By Laughlin Mcdonald Vol. 6, No. 3, 1984, pp. 13-14 Edgefield is a small, rural county in South Carolina, lapped along its western boundary by the stately Savannah River. Local residents work on farms, pick
Roadside Theater By Sharon Hatfield Vol. 6, No. 3, 1984, pp. 14-18 The small room at the Brumley Gap Coon Hunter’s Club in Poor Valley, Virginia was so cold that the slide projector had to warm up before the show
Morality and the MX By Claude Sitton Vol. 6, No. 3, 1984, pp. 18, 20 Self-appointed guardians of the nation’s morals on the radical right usually fall silent when the arms control issue comes up. I have in mind the
Southerners in Congress Save the MX By Staff Vol. 6, No. 3, 1984, p. 19 More than a year ago, in May of 1983, when the US House of Representatives and Senate approved flight testing of the MX missile and
Benjamin Elijah Mays 1894-1984 By Samuel DuBois Cook Vol. 6, No. 3, 1984, pp. 21-24 As I have said so often, I am one of Bennie Mays’ “boys.” I have been one of his “boys” since I was a kid
Emelle, Alabama Toxic Waste Cadillac By Booth Gunter and Mike Williams Vol. 6, No. 4, 1984, pp. 1-7 Down in the Heart of Dixie, in the gently rolling hills of the Black Belt, lie gigantic pits–twice as wide as football
Hazardous Waste in Georgia By Vicki Breman Vol. 6, No. 4, 1984, pp. 7-12 If you are poor, black and live in the South, you are much more likely to live near a hazardous waste landfill than if you are
Blues for Mr. President By Tom Rankin Vol. 6, No. 4, 1984, pp. 12-13 MR. PRESIDENT Oh, went down to the employment office this morning Lord, didn’t have a thing for poor me Went down to the employment office this
Southern Electric Cooperatives Still Segregated By David Pace Vol. 6, No. 4, 1984, pp. 15-16 Only two percent of the board members of rural electric cooperatives in twelve Southern states are black, even though the population of the areas served
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The Electric Valley Reviewed by David E. Whisnant Vol. 6, No. 4, 1984, pp. 18-22 The Electric Valley. Directed and produced by Ross Spears, music by Kenton Coe, narration by Wilma Dykeman, research and writing by Richard Couto, cinematography by