Aborted Rights in Arkansas
Aborted Rights in Arkansas By Brownie Ledbetter Vol. 10, No. 6, 1988, pp. 1, 3 In the November elections, Arkansas voters–by a 52 to 48 percent margin–moved the abortion debate to a new level. The issue in Arkansas is no
Category: Southern Changes. Volume 10, Number 6, 1988
Women and the Civil Rights Movement: Roles Too Long Unexamined
Women and the Civil Rights Movement: Roles Too Long Unexamined By Sharron Hannon Vol. 10, No. 6, 1988, pp. 4-5 The year 1988 wee a time for looking back. Twenty-five years ago a church was bombed in Birmingham, thousands marched
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The Press as Company Store, Atlanta Style
The Press as Company Store, Atlanta Style By Eric Guthey Vol. 10, No. 6, 1988, pp. 8-10 To doubt the current charming presentations of Southern growth and prosperity is to bring anathema on one’s head. What! The South not prosperous.
Principle, Conviction and Fate in the Remarkable Career of Judge Elbert Tuttle
Principle, Conviction and Fate in the Remarkable Career of Judge Elbert Tuttle By Bill Steverson Vol. 10, No. 6, 1988, pp. 11-14 One of Elbert Tuttle’s earliest memories, aside from the assassination of President McKinley in 1901, is of a
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A 1988 Report from the Southern Regional Council
A 1988 Report from the Southern Regional Council By Staff Vol. 10, No. 6, 1988, pp. 14-15 EDITORS’NOTE: The following material is excerpted from the 1988 Annual Report of the Southern Regional Council. The report outlines past and present activities
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Looking Back . . . SRC and the Nation
Looking Back . . . SRC and the Nation By Staff Vol. 10, No. 6, 1988, p. 15 In 1919 the Commission on Interracial Cooperation was started. Thirty-five years later the Commission was reorganized as the Southern Regional Council. Over
Initiatives in Southern Education
Initiatives in Southern Education By Staff Vol. 10, No. 6, 1988, pp. 15-18 After almost a decade of reform, education in America remains a significant state and national issue. The United States Department of Education now releases a yearly report
Poverty Rate Climbs Despite Recovery
Poverty Rate Climbs Despite Recovery By Cindy Noe Vol. 10, No. 6, 1988, p. 18 Although the nation is in its fifth year of economic recovery, some eight million more Americans were poor in 1987–a total of 32.5 million–than in
Radio Series Showcases Mississippi Blues
Radio Series Showcases Mississippi Blues By Adam Nossiter Vol. 10, No. 6, 1988, p. 20 This is how Lee Andrew “Cotton” Howell, 72-year-old ex-sharecropper and small-time bluesman from Holly Springs, Miss., describes the birth of a blues song, in a
Southern Documentary to Air Nationally
Southern Documentary to Air Nationally By Staff Vol. 10, No. 6, 1988, pp. 21-22 “A Singing Stream: A Black Family Chronicle”–the first film to trace twentieth century African-American history through the musical traditions of one family–will be shown nationally on