The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
The Second Greensboro Verdict By James Reston, Jr. Vol. 6, No. 3, 1984, pp. 1-3 During the filming of “88 Seconds in Greensboro,” the PBS Frontline treatment of the 1979 Greensboro, North Carolina killings by Ku Klux Klansmen, I was
Government in South Carolina: Taking Care of Business By Jim Walser Vol. 6, No. 3, 1984, pp. 3-13 State Senator Tom Smith was angry–and the South Carolina General Assembly was about to discover the reason. It was February of 1983,
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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