The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
A Few Proposals: From Black Agenda To National Policy By Monte Piliawsky Vol. 4, No. 4, 1982, pp. 11-16 Upon initial consideration, the offering of policy proposals which grow out of a “black agenda” might appear to be a futile
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Laying By Brooks Hays: 1898-1981 Vol. 4, No. 4, 1982, pp. 17-18 My grandfather was a Republican. To some this may not sound like an arresting statement, but to one born in 1898 in the impregnable Democratic South, and destined
Biting the Budget At Legal Services By Ginny Looney Vol. 4, No. 4, 1982, pp. 19-22 In the first budget that Ronald Reagan proposed as President, he recommended the elimination of the Legal Services Corporation. Reagan wanted legal aid for
Laments on the Demise of Tom Turnipseed By Frye Gaillard Vol. 4, No. 4, 1982, p. 31 I hated to see it a few weeks ago when ole Tom Turnipseed went up in flames. Turnipseed, of course, was a candidate
Local Color Defaulting On Justice By Steve Suitts Vol. 4, No. 6, 1982, pp. 1-3 Long lines at the Supreme Court building in Washington are commonplace as tourists and school kids come daily to walk the halls and rummage the
Beaufort Academy–“None Ever Applied” By George Mcmillan Vol. 4, No. 6, 1982, pp. 3-4 If Congress wants to know how a typical tax exempt segregated school works in a typical Southern town it should look at Beaufort Academy in this
Fifty Years With Highlander By Sue Thrasher Vol. 4, No. 6, 1982, pp. 4-9 At Christmas time in 1931 in Copenhagen, Denmark, a young man off an East Tennessee farm made a note to himself: I can’t sleep but there
Denton and Helms: The Enemies Within. Patriotism in Peace From the Arkansas Gazette Vol. 4, No. 6, 1982, p. 9 Betty Bumpers’ Peace Links may draw from a remarkable episode in the United States Senate impressive reassurance that it is
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North Carolina Pays the Price By Claude Sitton Vol. 4, No. 6, 1982, pp. 9-11 Americans don’t ask much of those whom they send to the U.S. Senate. A senator can usually pass muster at the polls if he tips
Worker Owned: Some Southern Beginnings By Woody Connette Vol. 4, No. 6, 1982, pp. 11-15 In September 1979, a small group of Windsor, North Carolina residents transformed a vacant automobile showroom into a garment cut and sew operation. They chose