Contras in Dixie
Contras in Dixie By Eric Guthey Vol. 10, No. 3, 1988, pp. 1-6 In 1984 an assassin’s bomb intended for Contra leader Eden Pastora killed eight people, including an American journalist, at the Contra outpost of La Penca on the
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Just a Little Guy Who Got Hit by the Arms Truck
Just a Little Guy Who Got Hit by the Arms Truck By Eric Guthey Vol. 10, No. 3, 1988, p. 3 I RAISED MY children according to the principle that if you see something that’s not right,” you report it,
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Cubans in Limbo
Cubans in Limbo By Joe Dolman Vol. 10, No. 3, 1988, pp. 8-9 The Atlanta Federal Penitentiary was weirdly luminous in the bleak November dusk. U.S. Army floodlights, hauled in on long flatbed trailers, bathed its granite walls and gray
A Time to Cast Away Stones
A Time to Cast Away Stones By Kathryn J. Waller Vol. 10, No. 3, 1988, pp. 10-11 It seemed an unlikely situation. I was driving to a farmer’s rally in Conway, S.C., to hear speeches from local politicians, mostly white,
Dollars and Schools: Resource Development
Dollars and Schools: Resource Development By Stuart. Rosenfeld Vol. 10, No. 3, 1988, pp. 12-14 Today, attitudes toward education have changed–though not necessarily for altruistic or philosophical reasons–from the traditional view that human resource development meant higher priorities for training
‘Time to Revitalize’ Southern Labor
‘Time to Revitalize’ Southern Labor By Paul McLennan and Vicki Trifiro Vol. 10, No. 3, 1988, pp. 15-16 For William Winpisinger, the message to corporate America from the 5,000 workers gathered in an Atlanta parking lot on April 30 wee
Labor, Environmental Coalition Wins Bill Passage
Labor, Environmental Coalition Wins Bill Passage By Stewart Acuff Vol. 10, No. 3, 1988, p. 16 It’s not often that the environmental movement and the labor movement can find enough common ground to work together in a mutually beneficial effort.
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A Letter from Lillian Smith
A Letter from Lillian Smith Edited by Rose Gladney Vol. 10, No. 3, 1988, pp. 16-17 The letter below, written to the editors of the ATLANTA CONSTITUTION though it was never published there, is the fourth in a series from
The Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Women Who Started It by Jo Ann Gibson Robinson. (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1987. 190 pp. $12.95.)
The Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Women Who Started It by Jo Ann Gibson Robinson. (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1987. 190 pp. $12.95.) By Gregg Barak Vol. 10, No. 3, 1988, pp. 18, 20 The Montgomery Bus Boycott and
Matewan
Matewan By John P. David Vol. 10, No. 3, 1986, pp. 20-22 Matewan (Written and directed by John Sayles. Filmed by Haskell Wexler. Music by Mason Daring. With James Earl Jones, Chris Cooper, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham.) Many people know