White Politics in a Black Land
White Politics in a Black Land By Bill Minor Vol. 5, No. 5, 1983, pp. 1-5, 7-9 It was the sort of affair which a few years ago would have been unthinkable in Mississippi: an NAACP fundraising luncheon in Vicksburg,
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Checking the Teeth of Change
Checking the Teeth of Change By Steve Suitts Vol. 5, No. 5, 1983, p. 6 The obvious changes in Southern politics usually deserve our most intense suspicions, and Mississippi’s recent democratic primary election for the state legislature is only the
Aaron Henry from Clarksdale
Aaron Henry from Clarksdale By Worth Long Vol. 5, No. 5, 1983, pp. 9-12 This is Aaron Henry and I’m from Clarksdale, have always lived here. Born outside of the city limits on a plantation called Flowers’ Brothers. It’s still
Drawing the Lines: A Reapportionment Primer
Drawing the Lines: A Reapportionment Primer By Brian Sherman Vol. 5, No. 5, 1983, pp. 12-18 Reapportionment occurs, or at least should occur, every ten years–when the results of the population census are released. Three years after the 1980 census,
Black Women’s Health Conference
Black Women’s Health Conference By Betty Norwood Chaney Vol. 5, No. 5, 1983, pp. 18-20 In 1970 Byllye Avery had it made. She was married to a wonderful man. He was college educated and had a good job. They owned
Findings from U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, A Growing Crisis: Disadvantaged Women and Their Children, May 1983.
Findings from U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, A Growing Crisis: Disadvantaged Women and Their Children, May 1983. By Staff Vol. 5, No. 5, 1983, p. 19 In its 1982 report on health insurance coverage and employment for minorities and women,
Testing for Competency
Testing for Competency By Hortense Dixon Vol. 5, No. 5, 1983, pp. 20-22 Twenty-one states now base teacher certification on the results of competency tests. These tests measure what is considered to be “basic knowledge” appropriate for the eighth grade
Bertram Wyatt-Brown. Southern Honor: Ethics and Behavior in the Old South. Oxford University Press, 1982.
Bertram Wyatt-Brown. Southern Honor: Ethics and Behavior in the Old South. Oxford University Press, 1982. By Lynda Morgan Vol. 5, No. 5, 1983, pp. 22-24 In his History of the Southern Confederacy, published in 1954, Clement Eaton noted that students
Kissing Honest Politics Goodbye, Again?
Kissing Honest Politics Goodbye, Again? By Steve Suitts Vol. 5, No. 6, 1983, pp. 1-3 George Wallace’s election with significant black support in Alabama in 1982 reaffirmed that politics makes strange bedfellows in the South. This November, Bill Allain’s close
New Federalism and Minority Rights: After Three Years
New Federalism and Minority Rights: After Three Years By Alex Willingham Vol. 5, No. 6, 1983, pp. 3-5 When Ronald Reagan was elected President, he was widely regarded as a threat to the progressive social policies gradually put in place
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