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Shirley Chisholm Gives Democrats Some Advice By Felicia Lewis Vol. 9, No. 2, 1987, pp. 18-19, 22 At 62 the first black woman elected to Congress and the first black woman to run for president has neither slowed her pace
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Supporters Say Jesse Can Win Nomination By Odies C. Wilson III Vol. 9, No. 2, 1987, pp. 19-21 Jesse Jackson ’88 Exploratory Committees are being formed in over 30 states. The initial success and enthusiasm of these efforts have received
Voter Participation Is Now the Challenge By Alex Willingham Vol. 9, No. 2, 1987, pp. 21-24 Since the enactment of the Voting Rights Act, black voter participation has improved dramatically, often operating as an integral part of winning coalitions. However,
Block Bork By Deborah A. Ellis Vol. 9, No. 3, 1987, pp. 1-2 The most appropriate celebration of our Constitution in this bicentennial year would be the defeat of President Reagan’s nomination of Judge Robert H. Bork to the Supreme
Unseen Partners in the Economy By Barbara Ellen Smith Vol. 9, No. 3, 1987, pp. 4-6 Women have long been “unseen partners” in agricultural production. They have been partners in the sense that their field labor in direct production and
Coalition-Building for a New Labor Climate By Kenny Johnson Vol. 9, No. 3, 1987, pp. 8-9 The release last fall of the Southern Labor Institute’s report, The Climate For Workers in the United States, marked the first comprehensive look at
Texas Finds Home-Grown Is Best By Jim Hightower Vol. 9, No. 3, 1987, pp. 9-15 Everybody, of course, is all for economic development, but traditionally what that has meant is economic development for the few and the rest of you
Toward Economic Democracy By Ray Marshall Vol. 9, No. 3, 1987, pp. 16-19 The goals of economic development and job creation are terribly important but we must be clear that job creation means a job for everybody who is well
Of Movements and a Man. By David Chalmers Vol. 9, No. 3, 1987, pp. 20-22 Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. By David J. Garrow. (New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1986.
The Organization Behind the Man. David Chalmers Vol. 9, No. 3, 1987, p. 21 To Redeem the Soul of America: The Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Martin Luther King, Jr. By Adam Fairclough. (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1987. 505