The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
Using our Past to Build the Future By Wendy S. Johnson Vol. 22, No. 1, 2000, pp. 3-4 The struggle for racial equity in the South has no timetable. As we advance the eighty-year mission of the Southern Regional Council-to
An Adventure in Faith: A Brief Story of the Interracial Movement in the South By Robert B. Eleazer Vol.22, No. 1, Spring 2000 p. 5 A booklet published by the Commission on Interracial Cooperation in 1930 reflected the CIC’s concerns
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The Mob Still Rides By Dr. Arthur F. Raper Vol.22, No.1, Spring 2000 p. 6 During the 1930s, the Commission on Interracial Cooperation worked closely with the Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching to end the brutal
Race and Suffrage in the South Since 1940 Staff Vol.22, No.1, Spring 2000 pp. 8-9 In the June-July 1948 issue of New South, the Southern Regional Council published an assessment of the progress made toward unencumbered access to the ballot
Reflections on Redistricting in 2001 By Laughlin McDonald Vol. 22, No. 1, 2000, pp. 9-10 Despite the confusion created by the Supreme Court’s recent decisions striking down majority black congressional districts, legislators would be advised to keep several things in
An Educator’s View of Segregation By Chester Travelstead Vol. 21, No. 1, Spring 2000 pp. 11-12 On August 2, 1955, as Dean of the School of Education at the University of South Carolina, Chester Travelstead delivered a speech citing eight
When Public Means Private: School Vouchers By Gale Greenlee Vol. 22, No. 1, 2000, pp. 12-13, 21 As the presidential race 2000 heats up, Democrats and Republicans take their places at opposite ends of the political totem pole to debate
Youth Building the Rural South By Ajulo E. Othow Vol. 22, No. 1, 2000, p. 14, 18 Ajulo E. Othow is the Project Manager of the Southern Rural Development Initiative’s (SRDI) Community Development Corporations projects and programs. SRDI is a
The Federal Executive and Civil Rights Staff Vol. 22, No. 1, 2000, p. 15 In 1961 the SRC submitted a forty-eight-page report to the Kennedy administration entitled the “Federal Executive and Civil Rights” in which it advised the implementation of
Making the Promise of America Its Practice By Alexis M. Herman Vol. 22, No. 1, 2000, p. 16 The good news comes from everywhere, virtually every day. America is on a roll. More than twenty million new jobs have been