The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
BOOKS: Shining in Sunflower Reviewed by Casey Hayden Vol. 17, No. 3-4, 1995 pp. 22-23 Silver Rights by Constance Curry (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1995, 258 pages). In the dialect of local black Mississippians in the Freedom Movement of
Rendering Wallace Reviewed by Steve Suitts Vol. 17, No. 3-4, 1995 pp. 24-27 The Politics of Rage: George Wallace and the Transformation of American Politics, by Dan T. Carter (Simon and Schuster, 1995, 572 pages). Beginning in Clio, Alabama (evoking
The Place of Justice Reviewed by Tal Stanley Vol. 17, No. 3-4, 1995 pp. 27-29 Justice in the Coalfields, directed by Anne Lewis. Camera: Andrew Garrison, Herb E. Smith, Joseph Gray, Tom Kaufman, Jerry Johnson. Sound: Anne Lewis, Alex Milenic.
Salute to the Vanguard Letter from Stetson Kennedy Vol. 17, No. 3-4, 1995 pp. 30-31 I feel obliged to take processor in hand to take exception to David J. Garrow’s review [Southern Changes, Spring 1995] of John Egerton’s Speak Now
Welfare Reform: States Race to the Bottom Staff Vol. 18, No. 1, 1996 pp. 1-2 With the election season looming, and both Clinton and the Congress positioning on the welfare reform debate, agreement on a welfare reform package is now
Texas: Fundamentally Flawed By Patrick Bresette Vol. 18, No. 1, 1996 pp. 2-3 The powerful impetus in Congress to reform this nation’s welfare programs has rapidly degenerated into little more than an ideological contest, but one likely to yield disastrous
Arkansas: Flexibility for Failure By Richard Huddleston Vol. 18, No. 1, 1996 pp. 3-5 Courtesy of the Republican-controlled Congress, welfare reform block grants will soon be coming to Arkansas and other states. States will have unprecedented flexibility to set eligibility
Virginia: Stinginess Amid Wealth By Steven L. Myers Vol. 18, No. 1, 1996 pp. 5-6 Despite its relative wealth, Virginia spends far less to assist its poor citizens, most of whom are children, than most other states. During the 1980s,
Georgia: Scapegoats and Resentments By Marti Keller and Lane Goldberg Vol. 18, No. 1, 1996 p. 6 The rhetoric surrounding the current debate over welfare reform plays on the growing insecurity in the U.S. today, appeals to our desire to
Work First, People Last By Preston Quesenberry Vol. 18, No. 1, 1996 p. 7 In the name of “independence,” and “responsibility,” states around the nation have been implementing “Work First” programs designed to force welfare recipients into the workforce. While