Flag Waving Down South. How Long?: Battling an ‘Inappropriate Display’

Flag Waving Down South. How Long?: Battling an ‘Inappropriate Display’ By Earl T. Shinhoster Vol. 11, No. 1, 1989, pp. 12-13 [Editor’s Note:]On February 2, 1988, fourteen black legislators were arrested in Alabama as they symbolically attempted to scale a

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Flag Waving Down South. How Long?: Symbol, Substance, and Confederate Flag

Flag Waving Down South. How Long?: Symbol, Substance, and Confederate Flag By Lawrence J. Hanks Vol. 11, No. 1, 1989, pp. 13, 16 [Editor’s Note:]On February 2, 1988, fourteen black legislators were arrested in Alabama as they symbolically attempted to

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Flag Waving Down South: Searching History for Solutions

Flag Waving Down South: Searching History for Solutions By Michael L. Thurmond Vol. 11, No. 1, 1989, pp. 14-15 In the controversy surrounding proposals to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the Georgia state flag, one impression stands above all

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The Leadership of Leroy Collins. “I Kept Hammering:” Leroy Collins

The Leadership of Leroy Collins. “I Kept Hammering:” Leroy Collins By John Griffin Vol. 11, No. 1, 1989, pp. 17-21, 23 EDITOR’S NOTE: At the 1988 Annual Meeting, held in Atlanta in November, Leroy Collins of Florida and Margaret Walker

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