Life As We Knew It
Life As We Knew It By Allen Tullos Vol. 11, No. 3, 1989, pp. 1, 3-6 LIKE OTHER NOSTALGIAS, the notion of Southern folk cultures in transition used to seem simpler, easier to track, cut and dried. If you ever
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In the Governor’s Year of the Child, a Call for Alabama Arise
In the Governor’s Year of the Child, a Call for Alabama Arise By Carolynne B. Scott Vol. 11, No. 3, 1989, pp. 7-9 Governor Guy Hunt has proclaimed 1989 to be the Year of the Child in Alabama. For the
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Margaret Long: March on Montgomery
Margaret Long: March on Montgomery By Margaret Long Vol. 11, No. 3, 1989, pp. 9-11 EDITOR’S NOTE: Margaret Long, editor from 1961-1966 of New South, the Southern Regional Council publication that was one of the forerunners of Southern Changes, died
A Turn for the Worse. A Turn in the South by V.S. Naipaul. (Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. 307 pages. $18.95.). Library Service in Black & White; Some Personal Recollections, 1921-1980 by Annie L. McPheeters. (The Scarecrow Press Metuchen, N.J., 1988. xvi. 152 pages. $22.50.)
A Turn for the Worse. A Turn in the South by V.S. Naipaul. (Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. 307 pages. $18.95.). Library Service in Black & White; Some Personal Recollections, 1921-1980 by Annie L. McPheeters. (The Scarecrow Press Metuchen, N.J., 1988.
The Cold Hard Truth
The Cold Hard Truth By J.L. Chestnut, Jr. Vol. 11, No. 3, 1989, pp. 16, 15 With all the recent useless and stupid killings by blacks there is budding concern by some decisionmakers into the real causes of black crime
Writing and Doing: Women in Civil Rights
Writing and Doing: Women in Civil Rights By Joanne Grant Vol. 11, No. 4, 1989, pp. 6 A spate of recent conferences has a common purpose: to assess the civil rights movement and place it in historical perspective. They have
Hooked on the Drug Problem
Hooked on the Drug Problem By Ralph Mason Dreger Vol. 11, No. 4, 1989, pp. 7-8 How do we fight the drug problem? Well, first, it must be recognized that it is not “the drug problem,” but a whole congeries
Stopping the Overuse of Standardized Tests
Stopping the Overuse of Standardized Tests By Monty Neill Vol. 11, No. 4, 1989, pp. 9-10, 12-14 During the past decade, a tidal wave of standardized testing has washed over the school systems of America. In its report, Fallout From
Issues of Reliability and Validity
Issues of Reliability and Validity By Al Clayton Vol. 11, No. 4, 1989, p. 11 Too often, standardized exams are not accurate even within the narrow range of things they are able to measure. The reasons for this problem can
How Acre stopped testing in North Carolina
How Acre stopped testing in North Carolina By Page McCullough Vol. 11, No. 4, 1989, pp. 12-13 In 1987, the North Carolina legislature voted against giving the California Achievement Test to first and second grade children. In the following article,