The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
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
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
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