LEAF
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
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Gloria Naylor, The Women of Brewster Place. New York: Viking Press, 1982. Penguin, 1983.
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.
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.
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
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
“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,
The Second Greensboro Verdict
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
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
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
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