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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 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 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 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 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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Henry Wallace’s Campaign Foreshadowed the Movement as Well as the Rainbow By Patricia Sullivan Vol. 10, No. 5, 1988, pp. 11, 16-17 Late in the summer of 1948, presidential candidate Henry Wallace embarked on a week-long tour through the Deep
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A Holiday Shopper’s Guide to Alternative Giving By Kelly Dowe Vol. 10, No. 5, 1988, pp. 18-20 When my mother was a little girl in Centreville, Alabama, she received the gift of an apple–not a real apple, but a wooden
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A Letter from Lillian Smith Edited by Rose Gladney Vol. 10, No. 5, 1988, pp. 22-23 This is the final letter in a series published over the last year by Southern Changes exploring the correspondence of Lillian Smith. The selection
The Cold Hard Truth By J.L. Chestnut, Jr. Vol. 10, No. 5, 1988, pp. 24, 23 In the fall and winter of 1984, fifty white FBI agents came bustling into five west Alabama black-majority counties. The feds visited more than