This Land, This South
This Land, This South Reviewed by Edward L. Ayers Vol. 6, No. 4, 1984, pp. 22-23 This Land, This South: An Environmental History by Albert E. Cowdrey. University of Kentucky Press, 1983. 236 pp. $23.00 The land has always set
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Southern Progressivism
Southern Progressivism Reviewed by John Egerton Vol. 6, No. 4, 1984, pp. 23-24 Southern Progressivism: The Reconciliation of Progress and Tradition by Dewey W. Grantham. University of Tennessee Press, 1983. 502 pp.$34.95 cloth, $16.95 paper. paper. The Progressive movement that
The Present Danger
The Present Danger By Alex Willingham Vol. 6, No. 5, 1984, pp. 1-3 In the current presidential campaign, the forces of reaction have sought to win by controlling the tone of public discussion. By portraying Reagan’s superficiality as innocent pleasantry,
Wolves in Robes
Wolves in Robes By Hal Crowther Vol. 6, No. 5, 1984, pp. 3-4 To people outside North Carolina, it may sound like a parochial, partisan quarrel between courtroom personalities who rub each other the wrong way. But the decision by
Changing Decades
Changing Decades By Steve Suitts Vol. 6, No. 5, 1984, pp. 4-8 This year, Southern Regional Council marks the fortieth anniversary of its founding. Today, as in the past, the Council’s vision of the South’s future radiates from a belief
Time and Time Again: The Women, the Union and the Vanity Factory
Time and Time Again: The Women, the Union and the Vanity Factory By Paula Mclendon Vol. 6, No. 5, 1984, pp. 8-17 Sarah Boykin: Mr. Hundley was the plant manager when we first started organizing. They told us that he
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The Union Comes to Dooly County
The Union Comes to Dooly County By Dave Ransom Vol. 6, No. 5, 1984, pp. 17-18 “We made history!” rejoiced Bettie Lloyd, after she and the forty-seven other workers at Rosewood Nursing Home in Byromville, Georgia–predominantly black, mostly women–voted this
Tending Our Gardens
Tending Our Gardens By Tom Hatley Vol. 6, No. 5, 1984, pp. 18-24 I. My grandparents grew two kinds of sweet potatoes in back of their farmhouse in central North Carolina. The main staple was the orange-skinned type, so much
It’s Jesse Again
It’s Jesse Again By Frye Gaillard Vol. 6, No. 6, 1984, pp. 1-3 Relying on $14 million worth of accusation, racial invective and unrepentant lying, Sen. Jesse Helms has been reelected. He defeated North Carolina’s popular governor, Jim Hunt, by
Plantation Portraits: Women of the Louisiana Cane Fields
Plantation Portraits: Women of the Louisiana Cane Fields By Tika Laudin Vol. 6, No. 6, 1984, pp. 4-6 HELEN CASSIMERE Jeanerette, formerly Kilgro and Hope Plantations. I plant cane, cut grass, cut cane, hoe cane, pull grass out of cane,
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