The Unquiet Stereotype
The Unquiet Stereotype By Denise Giardina Vol. 15, No. 2, 1993, pp. 6-10 These remarks were given by Denise Giardina in accepting the 1992 Lillian Smith Book Award for Fiction for her novel, The Unquiet Earth. I am going to
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Save Our Cumberland Mountains—The Courage to Work for Justice
Save Our Cumberland Mountains—The Courage to Work for Justice By Connie White Vol. 15, No. 2, 1993, pp. 11-15 The following essay on the work and vision of SOCM (Save Our Cumberland Mountains) was presented as a talk to the
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Chanting and Other Matters Queer
Chanting and Other Matters Queer By Aaron Taub Vol. 15, No. 2, 1993, pp. 16-19 This critical essay was prompted by the specific chants and events of an October 31, 1992 demonstration organized by Queer Nation/Atlanta, participated in by other
The Most Hated Man in Alabama
The Most Hated Man in Alabama Reviewed by John Egerton Vol. 15, No. 2, 1993, pp. 20-22 Taming the Storm: The Life and Times of Frank M. Johnson, Jr., and the South’s Fight over Civil Rights, by Jack Bass (Doubleday,
Blood On Our Hands
Blood On Our Hands Reviewed by Stetson Kennedy Vol. 15, No. 2, 1993, pp. 22-24 Terror in the Night, by Jack Nelson (Simon & Schuster, 1993, 287 pages). What Stalingrad was to World War II, Mississippi was to the Overcoming;
Like a Biblical chapter of begats crossed with land descriptions
“Like a Biblical chapter of begats crossed with land descriptions” Reviewed by Deborah Boykin Vol. 15, No. 2, 1993, pp. 24-25 Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Land: The Plunder of Early America, by Daniel M. Friedenberg (Promethus Books, 1992,
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Where the nation is heading?
Where the nation is heading? Reviewed by Deborah Boykin Vol. 15, No. 2, 1993, pp. 25-27 The Most Southern Place on Earth: The Mississippi Delta and the Roots of Southern Identity, by James C. Cobb (Oxford University Press, 1993, 333
Voting Rights and the Court: Drawing the Lines
Voting Rights and the Court: Drawing the Lines By Laughlin McDonald Vol. 15, No. 3, 1993, pp. 1-6 On the last day of the 1993 term, the Supreme Court handed down one of the most controversial voting rights decisions of
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Lillian Smith: Poet Among Demagogues
Lillian Smith: Poet Among Demagogues By Margaret Rose Gladney Vol. 15, No. 3, 1993, pp. 8-9 Internationally acclaimed as author of the controversial novel, Strange Fruit (1944), Lillian Smith was the most liberal and outspoken of white mid-twentieth century Southern
A Letter from Lillian Smith to Gerda Lerner
A Letter from Lillian Smith to Gerda Lerner By Lillian Smith Vol. 15, No. 3, 1993, pp. 10-11, 14 Today Gerda Lerner is celebrated as a pioneer in women’s history and a leading scholar in U. S. history. Before she