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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 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 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
Ominous Crime Bill By Gene Guerrero Vol. 16, No. 1, 1994, pp. 1-6 Congress is about to pass yet another massive, omnibus crime bill—the most expensive and possibly the most destructive ever. Like its predecessors, this crime bill was primarily
Guilty as Charged By Elaine Davenport Vol. 16, No. 1, 1994, pp. 8-11 In closing arguments at the January 27-February 5 trial of Byron de la Beckwith for the 1963 murder of Medgar Evers, Hinds County, Mississippi Assistant District Attorney