The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
Unions Must Move Past the Plant Gates By Bruce Raynor Vol. 10, No. 2, 1988, pp. 22-23 The subject of the economic development of the South is never complete without some talk of the role of organized labor. Despite economic
What Price Are We Willing to Pay? By Rose Sanders Vol. 10, No. 2, 1988, pp. 23-24 Since I have been in the South it has come to my attention that the Black Belt has the greatest potential of any
Framing the Debate from a Worker’s View By Ken Johnson Vol. 10, No. 2, 1988, pp. 24-25 For more than two decades, Southern governments, Chambers of Commerce, business supporters and others, when measuring the South’s economic well-being and quality of
A Letter from Lillian Smith Edited by Rose Gladney Vol. 10, No. 2, 1988, pp. 27-28 The following is the third in a series of letters selected from the correspondence of Lillian Smith This issue’s selection (from a carbon copy
Cause at Heart: A Former Communist Remembers by Junius Irving Scales and Richard Nickson. (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1987.427 pages. $24.95.) By Patricia Sullivan Vol. 10, No. 2, 1988, pp. 29-31 In 1946 the Interracial Committee for North Carolina
The Cold Hard Truth By J.L. Chestnut, Jr. Vol. 10, No. 2, 1988, p. 32 MOTHER: Child, I told you all your life that white folks is trouble. Treat them right but keep your distance. DAUGHTER: But, Momma Jean, I