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Letting Loose of Liberalism: Some Thoughts on Cultural Work and the Limits of Polite Discourse By David E. Whisnant Vol. 12, No. 3, 1990, pp. 1-11 IN Walker Percy’s story “The Last Donahue Show,” the topic of the day is
Politics the Beloved Commune: Arkansas has the opportunity to learn from the experiences of other Southern states By Steve Suitts Vol. 12, No. 3, 1990, pp. 13-16 THE YEAR 1990 may be remembered as a profound moment for Arkansas politics.
Making Votes Count in Arkansas–Challenge to Plantation-Style Politics By Dan Fleshler Vol. 12, No. 3, 1990, pp. 14-15 Nearly every day this past year, M.C. Jeffers watched news reports of Eastern European crowds clamoring for meaningful elections, for the right
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Human Heroics in Uniting an Old Culture to New Religion. Reviewed by Charles Prejean Vol. 12, No. 3, 1990, pp. 17-18 Ain’t you Got a Right to the Tree of Life? Recorded and edited by Guy and Candie Carawan, with
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The Importance of Race in the Classroom. L. W. D. Vol. 12, No. 3, 1990, p. 18 RACE, CLASS, AND EDUCATION: The Polities of Second-Generation Discrimination by Kenneth J. Meier, Joseph Stewart Jr., and Robert E;. England (University of Wisconsin
A White Progressive Sounds the Trumpet from Inside. Reviewed by Anthony Dunbar Vol. 12, No. 3, 1990, pp. 18-20 Hearts and Minds, A Personal Chronicle of Race in America by Harry S. Ashmore. Foreword by Harold C. Fleming (Cabin John,
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A Passionate, First-Hand Story of One Place in the Movement. Reviewed by Michael Cooper Vol. 12, No. 3, 1990, pp. 20-21 JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI: An American Chronicle of Struggle and Schism by John R Salter Jr. (Malabar, Florida: Robert E. Krueger
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The Need to Pierce Self-Serving Veils of Economic ‘Expertise.’ Reviewed by Jacob Howland Vol. 12, No. 3, 1990, pp. 21-23 Communities in Economic Crisis: Appalachia and the South. Edited by John Gaventa, Barbara Ellen Smith, and Alex Willingham (Temple University
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The Cold Hard Truth By J.L. Chestnut. Jr. Vol. 12, No. 3, 1990, p. 24 There is a growing army of poor, suffering black souls all over America. They are the “Unreachables.” They form the core of the crime and