Waiting for the Gag Reflex
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
Category: Southern Changes. Volume 9, Number 5, 1987
As We Have Sown: The new struggle is the same old fight to make enough to survive
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
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
Rural Advancement Fund Celebrates 50 Years of Farm Advocacy
Rural Advancement Fund Celebrates 50 Years of Farm Advocacy By Robert Amberg Vol. 9, No. 5, 1987, pp. 11-15 This year the Rural Advancement Fund/National Sharecroppers Fund celebrates its fiftieth anniversary as an advocate for family farms and rural communities.
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Lost Causes &Then Some
Lost Causes &Then Some By Stetson Kennedy Vol. 9, No. 5, 1987, pp. 16-24 This is the second of two articles on the once and future South, as viewed from the perspective of a life-long organizer, activist and writer. Forty
South Leads in Black Officeholders
South Leads in Black Officeholders By Staff Vol. 9, No. 5, 1987, p. 25 Mississippi leads the nation in total number of black elected officials and Alabama has the highest percentage of black officeholders in the United States, according to
Sermonette on the Movement
Sermonette on the Movement By Casey Hayden Vol. 9, No. 5, 1987, pp. 27-29 Mary King is like her ancestors. She walks a very straight line for a long time. She was always like that: solid, linear, historical, careful, analytical,
Avedon’s West
Avedon’s West By Art Ponder Vol. 9, No. 5, 1987, pp. 30-31 Richard Avedon is generally known as a fashion photographer, the man who creates the “idealized,” sexist icons for the covers of such magazines as Vogue and Self. Others
Women and ‘Men’s Work’ During the War Years.
Women and ‘Men’s Work’ During the War Years. By Mary Martha Thomas Vol. 9, No. 5, 1987, pp. 31, 38-39 Riveting and Rationing in Dixie: Alabama Women and the Second World War by Mary Martha Thomas. (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama
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A Letter from Lillian Smith
A Letter from Lillian Smith Edited by Rose Gladney Vol. 9, No. 5, 1987, pp. 32-33 As writer, intellectual, and social critic of 20th century Southern and American life, Lillian Smith corresponded with a variety of notables about subjects of