You Gotta Serve Somebody
You Gotta Serve Somebody By Murphy Davis Vol. 12, No. 4, 1990, pp. 1-5 I want to begin by saying a word about my life in the Open Door Community since this so deeply affects anything else I would say.
Category: Southern Changes. Volume 12, Number 4, 1990
Driving Mr. Walker
Driving Mr. Walker By Steve Suitts Vol. 12, No. 4, 1990, pp. 5-7 I was taken for a ride on Memorial Day Sunday. At home without my family (off visiting relatives) I was sitting on my front porch when a
A Walk on the Supply Side
A Walk on the Supply Side Michael B. Katz Vol. 12, No. 4, 1990, p. 6 “One of the most enduring and indivious social categories is ‘stranger.’ We engage the world as a series of concentric circles based on degrees
Cooked Food
Cooked Food By Roberta Bondi Vol. 12, No. 4, 1990, pp. 8-12 When Benjamin was five, he looked down at his plate one morning at breakfast. Then he looked up at me and asked, “Mama, when you were a little
South of Art
South of Art By Henry Willett Vol. 12, No. 4, 1990, pp. 14-15 In 1974, Walker Percy, with a bit of subtle equivocation, wrote, “Well, the so-called Southern thing is over and done with, I think.” Of course he was
A View from Death Row.
A View from Death Row. Reviewed by W.W. Finlator Vol. 12, No. 4, 1990, pp. 16-17 Last Rights by Joseph B. Ingle (Abingdon Press, 1990). Seldom do I have the honor to review a book written by a personal friend
Black and White and Rosy.
Black and White and Rosy. Reviewed by Charles J. Bussey Vol. 12, No. 4, 1990, pp. 17-18 Black, White, and Southern: Race Relations and Southern Culture, 1940 to the Present by David R Goldfield (Baton Rogue: Louisiana State University Press,
Feud
Feud Reviewed by Suzanne M. Hall Vol. 12, No. 4, 1990, pp. 18-19 A local, essentially family-based dispute arose after Ranel McCoy accused Floyd Hatfield, who was “Devil” Anse Hatfield’s cousin, of stealing a hog. The two families, however, did
Mississippi and the WPA
Mississippi and the WPA Reviewed by Will Campbell Vol. 12, No. 4, 1990, pp. 20-23 If I were asked to name one agency of government which has done the most good in my lifetime I would not hesitate. The Works