The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
A decade of litigation a Southern ‘Devil’s Island.’ Reviewed by Laughlin McDonald Vol. 12, No. 2, 1990, pp. 17-19 Reform and Regret by Larry W. Yackle (New York: Oxford University Press. 1989. 322 pp.). Reform and Regret, by Larry W.
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The Cold Hard Truth By J.L. Chestnut. Jr. Vol. 12, No. 3, 1990, p. 24 There is a growing army of poor, suffering black souls all over America. They are the “Unreachables.” They form the core of the crime and
Racial Violence Reviewed by Suzanne Hall Vol. 13, No. 2, 1991, pp. 23-24 Racial Violence in Kentucky, 1865-1940: Lynching, Mob Rule, and “Legal Lynchings,” by George C. Wright (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1990.) “Some folks just need killing,”
Dogpatch, USA: The Road to Hokum By Rodger Brown Vol. 15, No. 3, 1993, pp. 18-26 In May of 1968 cartoonist Al Capp motored into the Ozarks of north Arkansas smoking custom-rolled cigarettes, wearing dark glasses and a tailored English
Ominous Crime Bill By Gene Guerrero Vol. 16, No. 1, 1994, pp. 1-6 Congress is about to pass yet another massive, omnibus crime bill—the most expensive and possibly the most destructive ever. Like its predecessors, this crime bill was primarily
A Lottery for the Poor Reviewed by John Cole Vodicka Vol. 16, No. 1, 1994, pp. 20-21 Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States, by Sister Helen Prejean (Random House, 1993, 278 pages).
Testimony to the Power Reviewed by John Cole Vodicka Vol. 16, No. 3, 1994, pp. 28-31 Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement, by Danny Lyon (University of North Carolina Press, Duke University Center for Documentary Studies, 1992, 192 pages).
Criminal Disfranchisement Laws By Earl Shinhoster Vol. 20, No. 3, 1998 pp. 26-27 Criminal disfranchishment laws-the denial of the vote to citizens convicted of crimes-have lasted over a century and have continued to deny and dilute black voting strength long
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
Captive Lives By Ellen Spears Vol. 22, No. 3 p. 3 “For Americans who still believe in racial equality and social justice,” says writer Manning Marable, “we cannot stand silent while millions of our fellow citizens are being destroyed all