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Preacher’s Parable. By John Egerton Vol. 9, No. 3, 1987, p. 23 Forty Acres and A Goat. By Will D. Campbell. (Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers, Ltd., 1986. 336 pp. $14.95.) An unusual combination of life experiences has shaped Will Campbell’s career
The Cold Hard Truth By J.L. Chestnut, Jr. Vol. 9, No. 3, 1987, p. 24 Mine enemies are legion and I can barely remember when that was not the case. In a somewhat perverse manner, I find that comforting and
The Poverty of Reaganomics By Staff Vol. 9, No. 4, 1987, pp. 1-2 In its twilight years the Reagan Administration is returning to its extravagant rhetoric about having created the “opportunity society.” According to Administration officials–proud of low inflation and
The South Revisited By Stetson Kennedy Vol. 9, No. 4, 1987, pp. 4-7 “One difference between you and most of the Southerners who pioneered in the reform movement of the Thirties and Forties is that you are still alive,” one
Tuscaloosa’s Solid-Waste Turkey By United Citizens Against Toxic Chemicals Vol. 9, No. 4, 1987, 8-9 Your city is actively considering buying an incinerator. Should you have one? Tuscaloosa, Ala., thought it should, but it now knows better. We are a
The Making of A Judge By Nancy Callahan Vol. 9, No. 4, 1987, pp. 9-13, 16 In 1816, North Carolina planter Joseph Gee bought a massive tract of land in a bend in the Alabama River, in Wilcox County. On
The Cold Hard Truth: Wishing Justice for Bork By J.L. Chestnut. Jr. Vol. 9, No. 4, 1987, pp. 15-16 WASHINGTON-This unstable, political, kooky town is in an absolute frenzy, even if measured by its own unreal standards. My favorite Washington
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Waiting for the Gag Reflex By Tom Teepen Vol. 9, No. 5, 1987, pp. 1-2 The killing is picking up, not that anyone notices much any more. We killed a man in Georgia the other night. The paper front-paged his
As We Have Sown: The new struggle is the same old fight to make enough to survive By Mark Ritchie Vol. 9, No. 5, 1987, pp. 5, 7-11 History is a good place to begin. The important thing about agriculture
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As We Have Sown: At current rates, blacks will own no land by the end of this century By Edward Pennick Vol. 9, No. 5, 1987, 5-7 For black Americans the rural crisis is not limited to any region, profession