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Figures of speech–High Tech Drifter By Allen Tullos Vol. 6, No. 2, 1984, pp. 1-3 There is an unmistakable glint in Dirty Gary’s eye as he takes point blank aim at the man who holds the Democratic Party hostage. “Go
Meese and Civil Rights By Ralph G. Neas Vol. 6, No. 2, 1984, pp. 3-4 We are here this morning to announce that the Leadership Conference will strongly oppose the confirmation of Edwin Meese to be Attorney General of the
Deep South Votes With Feet, Not With Hart By Staff Vol. 6, No. 2, 1984, pp. 4-5 According to a Southern Regional Council analysis of 106 targeted voting precincts in Alabama and Georgia, black voters in these two states turned
LEAF By Tim Johnson Vol. 6, No. 2, 1984, pp. 5-9 Atlanta environmentalist Deborah Sheppard was organizing a state conference for a coalition of environmental groups in 1982. Among the offers of volunteer help she received, one stands out. “This
Gloria Naylor, The Women of Brewster Place. New York: Viking Press, 1982. Penguin, 1983. By Trudier Harris Vol. 6, No. 2, 1984, pp. 12-13 Gloria Naylor’s The Women of Brewster Place is a volume destined for long life. A collection
Mary, Wayfarer, An Autobiography, by Mary E. Mebane. New York: Viking Press. 1983. By Nell Irvin Painter Vol. 6, No. 2, 1984, pp. 13-14 In the second volume of her autobiography, Mary Mebane again talks of desegregation and takes aim
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Steven Hahn, The Roots of Southern Populism: Yeomen Farmers and the Transformation of the Georgia Upcountry, 1850-1890 New York: Oxford University Press, 1983. By Bess Beatty Vol. 6, No. 2, 1984, pp. 14-16 When Frank Owsley completed his study, The
The 39th Year Report of the Southern Regional Council, 1983 By Staff Vol. 6, No. 2, 1984, pp. 16-20, 22-24 The Southern Regional Council, the South’s oldest biracial organization, consists of 120 Council Members in eleven Southern states. The work
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“Winners of Lillian Smith Award” By Staff Vol. 6, No. 2, 1984, p. 21 1968 George B. Tindall, The Emergence of the New South 1968 Dan T. Carter, Scottsboro 1970 Paul M. Gaston, The New South Creed 1971 Tony Dunbar,