A Letter from Lillian Smith
A Letter from Lillian Smith Edited by Rose Gladney Vol. 10, No. 4, 1988, pp. 17, 19 Lillian Smith’s friendship with Carson McCullers and her husband Reeves may be dated to the late 1940s. After the Broad way production of
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An Alabama Potter Stays with Tradition
An Alabama Potter Stays with Tradition By Darryl Gates Vol. 10, No. 4, 1988, pp. 18-19 Jerry Brown has the thick, strong arms of a lumberjack. His large hands, broad shoulders and barrel chest complete the image. But it’s Brown’s
Cameras on the Prize: Hollywood Finds the Movement
Cameras on the Prize: Hollywood Finds the Movement By HRW Vol. 10, No. 4, 1988, p. 20 Maybe Philadelphia, Miss., wasn’t quite ready to host a movie fictionalizing its painful history, but elsewhere in the South, cameras have been rolling
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The Avenue, Clayton City by C. Eric Lincoln. (New York: William Morrow, 1988. 288 pages. $17.95.)
The Avenue, Clayton City by C. Eric Lincoln. (New York: William Morrow, 1988. 288 pages. $17.95.) By Frye Gaillard Vol. 10, No. 4, 1988, pp. 20-22 Blind Bates began to caress the strings of his battered old guitar. This time
The Freedom Quilting Bee
The Freedom Quilting Bee By Deborah Ellis Vol. 10, No. 4, 1988, pp. 22-24 Both are stories of American business, but The Freedom Quilting Bee is as different from the current bestseller Trump: The Art of the Deal, as New
A Southerner in Nicaragua
A Southerner in Nicaragua By David E. Whisnant Vol. 10, No. 5, 1988, pp. 1-5 David E. Whisnant, longtime commentator on Southern Appalachian culture who is perhaps best known as the author of All That Is Native and Fine (The
Pursuing the Shadow Government
Pursuing the Shadow Government By Eric Guthey Vol. 10, No. 5, 1988, pp. 5, 8-9 Last May, Southern Changes reported on the work of the Christic Institute, a Washington-based public interest law firm that has a strong history of legal
Living the Day Labor Life
Living the Day Labor Life By Randall Williams Vol. 10, No. 5, 1988, pp. 7, 20 Earlier this year, the Southern Regional Council published a lengthy investigative and analytical report of the growing temporary manual labor industry. Workers in these
U.S. Community Organizer Wounded by Contras
U.S. Community Organizer Wounded by Contras By Carter Garber Vol. 10, No.5, 1988, p. 8 The Rev. Lucius Walker, of the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization was wounded in August while leading a study tour to Nicaragua. Walker is the
From Protest to Process: Ann Braden’s Inside View of the Rainbow Campaign
From Protest to Process: Ann Braden’s Inside View of the Rainbow Campaign Interview By Cliff Kuhn Vol. 10, No. 5, 1988, pp. 10, 12-15 Sidebar: I. Winning and Losing at the 1988 Democratic Convention As a supporter of the Rainbow
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