The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
Abandoning Affirmative Action By Staff Vol. 7, No. 3, 1985, pp. 1-2 The Reagan Administration stands on the verge of severely weakening affirmative action rules for federal contractors. As it is now drafted, a proposed Presidential Order eliminates existing requirements
Crackdown in the Black Belt: On to Greene County By Randall Williams Vol. 7, No. 3, 1985, pp. 2-5 Fifth of July “not guilty” verdicts by a federal jury in Selma have freed the voting rights activists known as the
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Organizing for Empowerment: The National Political Congress of Black Women By Staff Vol. 7, No. 3, 1985, pp. 5-9 Sidebar: Excerpts and Observations Shirley Chisolm, president of the National Political Congress of Black Women: Ever since we started to put
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Figures of Speech: Fish We’ve Never Seen By Allen Tullos, Photographs byTom Rankin Vol. 7, No. 3, 1985, pp. 10-21 An annual highlight of the late summer in Fayetteville, North Carolina and neighboring Fort Bragg, the United States Army’s Heat
The Southern Regional Council Beginning the Fifth Decade: Our Annual Report By Staff Vol. 7, No. 3, 1985, pp. 21-26, 28-30 1985 marks the forty-first anniversary of the founding of the Southern Regional Council. Today, as in the past, the
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Sixty five Years in Eufaula By David Frost Vol. 7, No. 3, 1985, pp. 30-37 I am DAVID FROST, Jr. This is an account of my life in Eufaula, Alabama and my family struggle for survival. This account parallels the
Mother Church Will D. Campbell Vol. 7, No. 3, 1985, pp. 37-38 Shortly after the spring thaw of 1573 a woman prayed for her children. O holy Father, sanctify the children of Thy handmaiden in Thy truth, and keep them
The Women of Fairhope. Women of Fairhope, by Paul M. Gaston. Mercer University Lamar Memorial Lectures, No. 25. with foreword by Wayne Mixon. (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1984, 143 pages). By Elizabeth Fox-Genovese Vol. 7, No. 3, 1985, pp.