The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
Rethinking Race and Poverty in the Global South By Barbara Ellen Smith Vol. 20, No. 2, 1998 pp. 3-4 The borders of the South are collapsing. The forces of globalization are reconfiguring demographics, workplaces, and-not just in Miami or Atlanta,
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One in Three Poor Children in America Lives in the South Children’s Defense Fund Vol. 20, No. 2, 1998 pp. 5-9 Memphis, Tennessee – Despite a booming national economy and budget surpluses in fifteen Southern states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
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Corridor of Change: Rob Amberg Photographs the Coming of I-26 Samuel Gray Vol. 20, No. 2, 1998 pp. 10-13 In 1994, the state of North Carolina began construction of a seven-mile section of road in northeastern Madison County, North Carolina,
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Colorblind Injustice: Overcoming Shaw By J. Morgan Kousser Vol. 20, No. 2, 1998 pp. 14-16, 22 Students in history classes often confuse memorable events with important causes. Even those born long after the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery march tend to make it
Voting Rights On Trial Again in Alabama By Anne Braden Vol. 20, No. 2, 1998 pp. 17-18 Connie Tyree is a thirty-six-year-old single mother and grandmother in Greene County, Alabama, who cares for three children and is a volunteer community
Grand Opening: The Mississippi Sovereignty Commission By Bill Minor Vol. 20, No. 2, 1998 pp. 20-22 Mississippi recently had a Grand Opening. The grand opening of what? The old state Sovereignty Commission files, of course. Many in the news profession
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Walking the Walk Reviewed by David J. Garrow Vol. 20, No. 2, 1998 pp. 23-25 John Lewis with Michael D’Orso, Walking With the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998. David Halberstam, The Children, New
Listeners Respond to Will The Circle Be Unbroken? Introduction by Barry E. Lee Vol. 20, No. 2, 1998 pp. 26-28 “Without a doubt, this was the most impressive radio program I’ve ever heard,” writes a listener from Fort Myers, Florida,
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Reversal of Policy: SCETV Shows “The Uprising of ’34” By Tom Terrill In a reversal of its 1995 decision, South Carolina Educational Television finally aired the award-winning film, “The Uprising of ’34” on June 2. During a pre-recorded panel discussions
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