Democracy at Home
Democracy at Home Charles S. Johnson, III Vol. 23, No. 3-4, 2001 p. 3 Following the tragic loss of thousands of lives in two of our most diverse cities, our nation is struggling with feelings of suspicion, insecurity, and fear.
Category: Southern Changes. Volume 23, Number 3-4, 2001
One Nation, Unquestionable: The News Media Responds to September 11
One Nation, Unquestionable: The News Media Responds to September 11 By Patrick Wehner Vol. 23, No. 3-4, 2001 pp. 4-7 Amid the pulse of satellite uplinks, videophones, webcasts, and tickertape displays, the taglines manufactured by the news media in the
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Hate in the News: Violence Against Arab Americans and Muslims
Hate in the News: Violence Against Arab Americans and Muslims Kelvin Datcher, Southern Poverty Law Center Vol. 23, No. 3-4, 2001 pp. 8-9 In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September
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Race, Class, and Reconciliaton
Race, Class, and Reconciliaton By Dan T. Carter Vol. 23, No. 3-4, 2001 pp. 10-13 People of color have had to deal directly with issues of race for all of this nation’s history; they couldn’t avoid it. For those defined
Southerners in South Africa: The World Conference Against Racism
Southerners in South Africa: The World Conference Against Racism By Gwen Robinson Vol. 23, No. 3-4, 2001 pp. 14-15 On August 29th Rev. C.T. Vivian, the celebrated Atlanta civil rights activist, walked into the Non-Governmental Organization Forum (NGO) of the
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Race and Nation: Bridging Racial and Ethnic Communities
Race and Nation: Bridging Racial and Ethnic Communities Staff Vol. 23, No. 3-4, 2001 p. 16 The Southern Regional Council’s (SRC) participation in the Race and Nation in the Global South collaborative, focusing on recent immigration to the American South,
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La nación y la raza: colaboración entre comunidades étnicas y raciales
La nación y la raza: colaboración entre comunidades étnicas y raciales Staff Vol. 23, No. 3-4, 2001 p. 17 La participación del Southern Regional Council (SRC) en el proyecto “La nacón y la raza: construir comunidades nuevas en el sur”,
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Homero León
Homero León Staff Vol. 23, No. 3-4, 2001 pp. 18-19 Homero Leon, an attorney with Georgia Legal Services, who was born in Cuba and immigrated to Miami with his family in 1960 at the age of four. My experiences growing
The Newest South: A Lotta Cultures Goin’ On
The Newest South: A Lotta Cultures Goin’ On By Hector Tobar Vol. 23, No. 3-4, 2001 pp. 22-23 Reprinted with permission from the May 13, 2001 edition of the Los Angeles Times. In the center of Memphis, a river port
Latino Immigrants in Memphis: Assessing the Economic Impact
Latino Immigrants in Memphis: Assessing the Economic Impact By Marcela Mendoza, David H. Ciscel, and Barbara Ellen Smith Vol. 23, No. 3-4, 2001 pp. 24-26 Immigrants now play a critical part in the labor force across the country, and the
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