Legacy of Violence
Legacy of Violence By Wendy Johnson Vol. 24, No. 1-2, 2002 p. 3 Between 1882 and 1968, 4,743 Americans are known to have been victims of the terrible and violent crime of lynching. A recent article in the Atlanta Journal
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Return to SenderConfronting Lynching and Our Haunted Landscapes
“Return to Sender”Confronting Lynching and Our Haunted Landscapes By Mark Auslander Vol. 24, No. 1-2, 2002 pp. 4-7 Last year, I took a walk in the woods with a friend, an African-American man in his fifties whom I will call
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Communities Lifting the Veil of Silence
Communities Lifting the Veil of Silence Staff Vol. 24, No. 1-2, 2002 pp. 8-9 The 1898 Foundation, Wilmington, NC During Reconstruction, some African Americans in Wilmington, North Carolina were able to achieve a degree of financial and professional success. In
Marge Baroni: The Awakening of Activism
Marge Baroni: The Awakening of Activism By Susan Stevenot Sullivan Vol. 24, No. 1-2, 2002 pp. 9-12 Marjorie Rushing Baroni (1942-1986) was in many ways an ordinary Southern woman of the last century. A housewife and resident of Natchez, Mississippi,
Race and Redistricting: Myths, Truths, and Facts
Race and Redistricting: Myths, Truths, and Facts By Todd A. Cox Vol. 24, No. 1-2, 2002 pp. 13-14 Federal court decisions regarding redistricting over the past several years have caused some to question how district line drawers can create redistricting
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Lillian Smith Book Awards
Lillian Smith Book Awards Staff Vol. 24, No. 1-2, 2002 pp. 15-17 Each year, the Southern Regional Council hosts the Lillian Smith Book Awards in honor of the most liberal and outspoken of white mid-twentieth century Southern writers. In works
Radical Gift
Radical Gift Reviewed by J. Todd Moye Vol. 24, No. 1-2, 2002 pp. 18-19 Robert P. Moses and Charles E. Cobb, Jr., Radical Equations: Math Literacy and Civil Rights. Boston: Beacon Press, 2001. With a foreword by David Dennis. You
Recurring Deaths
Recurring Deaths Reviewed by Brenda Anderson Vol. 24, No. 1-2, 2002 pp. 20-21 Randolph Loney, A Dream of the Tattered Man: Stories from Georgia’s Death Row, Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdsmans Publishing Company, 2001. With a Foreword by Will D.
Justice Under Law
Justice Under Law Reviewed by Jack Bass Vol. 24, No. 1-2, 2002 pp. 21-22 Frank M. Johnson, Defending Constitutional Rights, Edited by Tony A. Freyer, Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2001. In this slender volume, Tony Freyer characterizes Judge Frank
Drums of War
Drums of War By U.S. Representative John Lewis Vol. 24, No. 3-4, 2002 pp. 3-4, 12 Remarks by Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) September 27, 2002 at the Howard University Convocation in Washington, D. C. I was born the son of