A Life in Letters
A Life in Letters Reviewed by John Egerton Vol. 15, No. 3, 1993, pp. 15-16 How Am I to be Heard? Letters of Lillian Smith, edited by Margaret Rose Gladney (University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 1993, 384 pages).
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Dogpatch, USA: The Road to Hokum
Dogpatch, USA: The Road to Hokum By Rodger Brown Vol. 15, No. 3, 1993, pp. 18-26 In May of 1968 cartoonist Al Capp motored into the Ozarks of north Arkansas smoking custom-rolled cigarettes, wearing dark glasses and a tailored English
Martyr and Killer: Two Lives and Alabama
Martyr and Killer: Two Lives and Alabama Reviewed by Rev. Francis X. Walter Vol. 15, No. 3, 1993, pp. 27, 29-30 Outside Agitator: Jon Daniels and the Civil Rights Movement in Alabama, by Charles W. Eagles (The University of North
Thurmond
Thurmond Reviewed by Tom Terrill Vol. 15, No. 3, 1993, pp. 30-32 Strom Thurmond and the Politics of Southern Change, Nadine Cohodas (Simon and Schuster, 1993, 574 pages). This is a workmanlike, well researched, but narrowly conceived study of one
Changing Appalachia
Changing Appalachia Reviewed by Tal Stanley Vol. 15, No. 3, 1993, pp. 32-35 Fighting Back in Appalachia: Traditions of Resistance and Change, edited by Stephen L. Fisher (Temple University Press, Philadelpia, 1993, 365 pages). One of the first things I
Notable Re-releases
Notable Re-releases Reviewed by Leslie Dunbar Vol. 15, No. 3, 1993, pp. 35-36 Willie Mae, by Elizabeth Kytle, has been re-issued again, this time by the University of Georgia Press. First published in 1958, an earlier re-release of this book
Living Out Here
Living Out Here Reviewed by John Howard Vol. 15, No. 3, 1993, pp. 36-39 Greetings from Out Here by Ellen Spiro (1993, 57 mins., video Data Bank, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 37 South Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL
History, Hope and Heroes
History, Hope and Heroes By Julian Bond Vol. 15, No. 4, 1993, pp. 1-7 In 1993, the grandson of an American slave teaches at the university slave owner Thomas Jefferson founded in Virginia, and teaches young Americans about the modern
A New Ecology of Poverty
A New Ecology of Poverty By Steve Suitts Vol. 15, No. 4, 1993, pp. 8-13 While it is true that the poor have always been with us, poverty in America today is profoundly different and more disturbing than ever before.
1993 Lillian Smith Awards: The Power of Mercy
1993 Lillian Smith Awards: The Power of Mercy Acceptance Remarks by William Baldwin Vol. 15, No. 4, 1993, pp. 15-17 To say I’m flattered that you have chosen me to be one of this year’s winners of the Lillian Smith
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