The Rights to Life
The Rights to Life By Lynne McAnelly Vol. 10, No. 4, 1988, pp. 1-4 Agriculture is on the edge of a revolution that could bring changes as profound as the industrial revolution. From soybean growers in Georgia to cattle producers
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The Rights to Life By Lynne McAnelly Vol. 10, No. 4, 1988, pp. 1-4 Agriculture is on the edge of a revolution that could bring changes as profound as the industrial revolution. From soybean growers in Georgia to cattle producers
Plutonium Politics: The Poisoning of South Carolina By Andre Carothers Vol. 10, No. 4, 1988, pp. 4-5, 8-11 It’s not hard to attract attention at the Savannah River Plant, particularly if you are roaring along its southwestern boundary in a
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Hispanics Struggle for Parity in Texas By Elaine Davenport Vol. 10, No. 4, 1988, pp. 11-13 By the year 2010, Hispanics will be a majority of the population in Texas and will be more numerous than any other ethnic group,
Robeson County’s ‘Third World Ills’ By Mab Segrest Vol. 10, No. 4, 1988, pp. 14-16 Julian Pierce, a Lumbee Indian candidate for superior court judge in Robeson County, North Carolina, went to his door in the early morning hours of
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
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 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.) 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 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