The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
Winthrop Rockefeller and Executions By Martin Kirby Vol. 11, No. 2, 1989, pp. 10-11 In the continuing debate over the death penalty, it is fitting to invoke the name of Winthrop Rockefeller, who was Governor of Arkansas, my home state,
Symbols and Mail Order Merchandising Randall Williams Vol. 11, No. 2, 1989, pp. 12, 14-17 Obsessions are never simple, and they usually lead to suffering. I, for instance, am almost reduced to going barefoot, my shirts are frayed at the
Lawsuit Alleges Bias in Real Estate Ads By Staff Vol. 11, No. 2, 1989, p. 14 In New York, a lawsuit involving the absence of black models in advertisements for housing is pending against the New York Times. The suit
A Sampling of Other Catalogs By Staff Vol. 11, No. 2, 1989, p. 15 The Land’s End catalog is only one of many with racially discriminatory model selection. The following catalogs were received at one middle-income Alabama household over the
On Homelessness By Jonathan Kozol Vol. 11, No. 2, 1989, p. 17 I met a homeless man in San Antonio who could stand in for many. He fits none of the stereotypes. Wasn’t crazy. He wasn’t lazy, he wasn’t a
Excerpts from the 1988 Lillian Smith Awards Presentations By RJN Vol. 11, No. 2, 1989, pp. 20-22 In 1966 the Southern Regional Council established the Lillian Smith Book Award in honor of a life member of the council who had
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The Cold Hard Truth By J.L. Chestnut, Jr. Vol. 11, No. 2, 1989, pp. 24, 22-23 I am proud of America and proud to be an American. Almost no other nation in the world would have waged a civil war
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
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 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