The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
Mama Dip’s Kitchen By Mildred Council Vol. 21, No. 3, 1999 pp. 22-24 For nearly twenty-five years, Mildred Council-better known as Mama Dip–has nourished folks in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Her restaurant, Mama Dip’s Kitchen, is a much-loved community institution
In Memorium: Pat Watters (1927-1999) By John Egerton Vol. 21, No. 3, 1999 p. 25 Journalist and author Pat Watters, SRC’s director of information from 1963 to 1975, died in Abbeville, Louisiana, on August 3 after a long struggle with
Census 2000: One Census, Two Counts–The Politics Behind the Confusion By Winnett Hagens Vol. 21, No. 4, 1999 pp. 3-5 Arguing the case for a statistical adjustment of the 1990 Census before the Supreme Court in the fall of 1995,
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And They Will Come: School of the Americas Protest Gains Momentum By Gale Greenlee Vol. 21, No. 4, Winter 1999 pp. 1, 6-7 In the beginning, only a faithful few gathered outside the gates of the Fort Benning military base
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Recognizing Activist-Scholars: 1999 Lillian Smith Award Winners Staff Vol. 21, No. 4, Winter 1999 pp. 8-13 On November 6, 1999, the Lillian Smith Book Award for nonfiction was given to J. Morgan Kousser for Colorblind Injustice: Minority Voting Rights and
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Books: Redemption Songs Reviewed by Allen Tullos Vol.21, No. 4, Winter 1999 pp. 14-16 Craig Werner, A Change is Gonna Come: Music, Race and the Soul of America (New York: Plume, 1999) . Brian Ward, Just My Soul Responding: Rhythm
Queer Mississippians Reviewed by Jim Grimsley Vol. 21, No. 4, Winter 1999 pp. 16-17 John Howard, Men Like That: A Southern Queer History (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999) . Growing up queer in the South, it took me a
Armed Self-Reliance Reviewed by Robin D. G. Kelley Vol. 21, No. 4, Winter 1999 p. 17 Timothy B. Tyson, Radio Free Dixie: Robert F. Williams & the Roots of Black Power. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1999). Radio
Remembering C. Vann Woodward (1908-1999) By Paul Gaston Vol. 12, No. 4, Winter 1999 pp. 19-20 C. Vann Woodward died on December 17, 1999, just a month after his ninety-first birthday. I heard the news from Sheldon Hackney, his friend
John Nicholas Popham III 91910-1999) By John Egerton Vol. 21, No. 4, Winter 1999 pp. 21-22 The newspapers in Chattanooga and New York took particular note of the death, on December 12, of John N. Popham. In the days since,