The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
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 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 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 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 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,
H.L. Mitchell, 1906-1989 By Mike Land and Randall Williams Vol. 11, No. 4, 1989, p. 15 H.L. Mitchell, co-founder of the Southern Tenant Farmers Union and a life-long Southern radical and activist, died August 1 in Montgomery, where he had
One Less Voice for Discrimination By Stetson Kennedy Vol. 11, No. 4, 1989, p. 16 Any time a racist organization or hate sheet goes out of business is a time for rejoicing. The recent obituary in The Spotlight announcing the
Contemporary Hate Activity By Staff Vol. 11, No. 4, 1989, pp. 16-18 EDITOR’S NOTE: As Stetson Kennedy points out[see “One Less Voice for Discrimination, Vol. 11 No. 4], the problems of bigotry, violence and discrimination remain very much a part
Publications By Staff Vol. 11, No. 4, 1989, p. 20 War at Home: Covert Action Against U.S. Activists and What We Can Do About It by movement lawyer Brian Glick traces “the history of CIA style ‘covert action’ by the
Hormone-free Texas. Beef Ships Out By Staff Vol. 11, No. 4, 1989, p. 21 Twenty tons of hormone-free Texas beef left the Port of Houston in late July on their way to European customers. The shipment was the first U.S.