Democracy in the South
Democracy in the South By Steve Suitts Vol. 12, No. 2, 1990, pp. 1-3 Like an old Chinese proverb coming south for the winter, one side of democracy in the American South today shows troubling, even treacherous signs of crisis,
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The Vote and Change
The Vote and Change Julian Bond Vol. 12, No. 2, 1990, p. 4-9 These edited remarks are from a panel discussion held on political participation during last winter’s annual meeting of the Southern Regional Council. The participants, all with long
‘You Have a Right . . .’ Voices from the Movement in Mississippi
‘You Have a Right . . .’ Voices from the Movement in Mississippi Edited by George Littleton Vol. 12, No. 2, 1990, pp. 10-14 The following narratives are condensed from interviews conducted by young people from Bloodlines, regroup of black
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The Biggest Texan: John Henry Faulk 1913-1990
The Biggest Texan: John Henry Faulk 1913-1990 By Virginia Durr Vol. 12, No. 2, 1990, pp. 15-17 Editor’s note: When John Henry Faulk died in Texas on April 9, 1990, many people lost a treasured friend and this nation lost
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A decade of litigation a Southern ‘Devil’s Island.’
A decade of litigation a Southern ‘Devil’s Island.’ Reviewed by Laughlin McDonald Vol. 12, No. 2, 1990, pp. 17-19 Reform and Regret by Larry W. Yackle (New York: Oxford University Press. 1989. 322 pp.). Reform and Regret, by Larry W.
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Telling a Mouthful about the South.
Telling a Mouthful about the South. Reviewed by Leslie Dunbar Vol. 12, No. 2, 1990, pp. 19-22 Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. Charles Reagan Wilson and William Ferris, co-editors. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1989. $49.95.) Is an encyclopedia,
A mayor who was never addicted to steel.
A mayor who was never addicted to steel. Reviewed by Charles Morgan Jr. Vol. 12, No. 2, 1990, pp. 22-23 BACK TO BIRMINGHAM: Richard Barrington, Jr. and His Times by Jimmie Lewis Franklin (Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press, 1989).
The Cold Hard Truth
The Cold Hard Truth By J.L. Chestnut, Jr. Vol. 12, No. 2, 1990, p. 24 Editor’s Note: It has been a turbulent in Dallas County, Alabama, where the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act was celebrated earlier this year