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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 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 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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Promises, Promises Reviewed by Leslie Dunbar Vol. 15, No. 4, 1993, pp. 20-22 The Promise of the New south: Life After Reconstruction, by Edward L. Ayers (Oxford University Press, New York, 1992, xii, 572 pages). Historians take the past on
Delta Democrat Reviewed by John Egerton Vol. 15, No. 4, 1993, pp. 22-23 Hodding Carter: The Reconstruction of a Racist, by Ann Waldron (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1993, 369 pages). All through the late 1950s and early ’60s, as
Whistling At History Reviewed by Trudier Harris Vol. 15, No. 4, 1993, pp. 28, 24-25 Wolf Whistle by Lewis Nordan (Algonquin Books: Chapel Hill, 1993, 308 pages). “Irreverent,” was my first reaction. And: “These characters aren’t rising above stereotype fast