The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
Back to Birmingham By John Egerton Vol. 20, No. 4, 1998 pp. 3-7 On November 14-16, 1998, more than four-hundred Southerners convened in Birmingham, Alabama, on the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of the Southern Conference on Human Welfare to
Seeking an America as Good as its Promise: Remedies for Racial Inequality: The Public’s Views John Doble Research Associates Vol. 20, No. 4, 1998 pp. 8-10 In September of 1996, the John Doble Research Associates conducted a national survey of
The Newtown Story: One Community’s Fight for Environmental Justice By Ellen Griffith Spears; Photos by Michael A. Schwarz Vol. 20, No. 4, 1998 pp. 12-15 The following excerpt is from The Newtown Story: One Community’s Fight for Environmental Justice, written
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From New Orleans to Your Radio–It’s American Routes Allen Tullos Vol. 20, No. 4, 1998 pp. 16-22 In April of 1998 American Routes, a weekly, two-hour radio show featuring genre-busting sets of recorded music and original interviews went on the
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Here Comes the Farm Labor Organizing Committee Vol. 20, No. 4, 1998 pp. 24-26 Baldemar Velasquez founded and currently serves as president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee. In August 1998, Velasquez was interviewed at the Southern Regional Council. The
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Lewis, D’Orso, and Cox: 1998 Lillian Smith Book Award Winners Vol. 20, No. 4, 1998 pp. 24-26 On November 6, 1998, the 1998 Lillian Smith Book Award for nonfiction was awarded to John Lewis and Michael D’Orso forWalking with the
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