Civil Rights In The Popular Culture
Civil Rights In The Popular Culture By Julian Bond Vol. 14, No. 2, 1992, pp. 1-2, 4-7 It was a familiar story with a different twist. On October 3, 1991, members of a white sorority at the University of Alabama
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Race
Race Reviewed by Julian Bond Vol. 14, No. 3, 1992, pp. 26-27 Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal , by Andrew Hacker (Charles Scribners’ Sons, New York, 1992, xiii, 257 pages)Race: How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel
The Long Haul
The Long Haul Wendy Johnson Vol. 17, No. 3-4, 1995 pp. 1-2 A federal court lawsuit filed November 17 challenges the constitutionality of yet another congressional election district. The newest challenge, to U.S. Representative Robert Scott’s Virginia district, represents the
A Modest Remedy
A Modest Remedy Reviewed by Ellen Spears Vol. 18, No. 2, 1996 pp. 27-29 In Defense of Affirmative Action, by Barbara R. Bergmann (New Republic/Basic Books, 1996, 213 pages). “Before we gave up on integration, we should have tried it,”
Prejudices and Hopes
Prejudices and Hopes By Ellen Spears Vol. 19, No. 1, 1997 pp. 28-29, 31 The personal stories in Will The Circle be Unbroken? remind us how recently American apartheid shed the force of law, and at what costs the changes
Another Dry, White Season
Another Dry, White Season Wendy Johnson Vol. 19, No. 2, 1997 pp. 1, 3-4 President Clinton’s call for a national conversation on race comes at a pivotal time, a time when the neoconservative misuse of “color-blind” rhetoric has encouraged a
Going Nowhere Fast – Affirmative Action Opponents Stymied in the States
Going Nowhere Fast – Affirmative Action Opponents Stymied in the States By Amy Wood Vol. 20, No. 1, 1998 pp. 3-11 Across the country, conservatives are realizing that affirmative action will not easily be eliminated through state legislative action. Despite
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Affirmative Action: Overcoming Disparities Yields Economic Benefits
Affirmative Action: Overcoming Disparities Yields Economic Benefits By Amy Wood Vol. 20, No. 1, 1998 pp. 12-15 Opponents like to argue that affirmative action divides; the reality is that the failure to overcome persistent inequality divides Americans. Affirmative action is
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Republican Effort Backfires: Resounding Defeat for Affirmative Action Foes in Georgia
Republican Effort Backfires: Resounding Defeat for Affirmative Action Foes in Georgia By Ellen Spears and Sarah Torian Vol. 20, No. 1, 1998 pp. 20-21 Opponents of affirmative action suffered a resounding defeat in the Georgia legislature during the 1998 session,
Steps Forward and Back: An Affirmative Action Timeline
Steps Forward and Back: An Affirmative Action Timeline Staff Vol. 20, No. 1, 1998 p. 22 1953: Harry Truman’s Committee on Governmental Contract Compliance urged the Bureau of Employment Security to “act positively and affirmatively to implement a policy of
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