The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
The People Behind the Profile: Stories of Racial Profiling Staff Vol. 24, No. 3-4, 2002 p. 8 The Campaign Against Racial Profiling is a project of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a nationwide non-partisan organization of 300,000 members dedicated
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Reform in Alabama?: The Nation’s Worst Tax Structure By Allen Tullos Vol. 24, No. 3-4, 2002 p. 9 In a state known for Truman Capote, Harper Lee, and Rick Bragg, the most compelling, controversial, widely read, and strategically ignored piece
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Reform in Alabama?: The Nation’s Worst Constitution By Susan Pace Hamill Vol. 24, No. 3-4, 2002 pp. 10-11 There is a great deal of discussion in the press and among citizen groups, as to the need for constitutional reform in
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BOOKS: The Terrorist Next Door By Daniel Levitas Vol. 24, No. 3-4, 2002 pp. 13-15 Daniel Levitas, The Terrorist Next Door: The Militia Movement and the Radical Right, New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press, Nov. 2002. Written by Atlanta
The New South Creed: Introduction By Robert Jefferson Norrell Vol. 24, No. 3-4, 2002 pp. 15-16 Paul M. Gaston, The New South Creed: A Study in Southern Mythmaking, Montgomery: New South Press; 2002. With a new afterword by the author
New South Creed: Looking Backward, 2001-1970 By Paul M. Gaston Vol. 24, No. 3-4, 2002 pp. 17-18 An Excerpt from the Afterword to the New Edition of The New South Creed: Thirty years in the life of a book, not
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Black Mayors Reviewed by David Chalmers Vol. 24, No. 3-4, 2002 pp. 19-22 David R. Colburn and Jeffrey S. Adler, editors, African American Mayors: Race, Politics, and the American City, Urbana; University of Illinois Press, 2001. The breakthrough came in
Money Matters in Education By Luz Borrero Vol. 25, No. 1-4, 2003 p. 3 The Southern Regional Council has long advocated full government responsibility in providing equal access to high quality education. This fundamental duty directly affects the lives of
Embracing Thanatos: The War Machine and the Bush Administration By Dan T. Carter Vol. 25, No. 1-4, 2003 pp. 4-5 This year, Congress is on track to approve a Bush administration defense budget of $400 billion, a figure meaning that
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Missing Martin By Paul M. Gaston Vol. 25, No. 1-4, 2003 pp. 6-7 Forty years ago, a quarter of a million Americans came to Washington in a march for jobs and freedom. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, “I Have a Dream”