The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
SRC Survey Results Suggest Broad Support for Fairness Programs By Ellen Spears Vol. 20, No. 1, 1998 p. 23 “The country is witnessing a concerted and well-planned campaign to destroy affirmative action for women and minorities. In the end that
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Talking Points: The Truth about Affirmative Action Staff Vol. 20, No. 1, 1998 pp. 24-25 The recent round of struggle over the future of affirmative action can be traced to events in California in the early 1990s. An anthropologist in
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A Fair Assessment Reviewed by Shirley Jackson Vol. 20, No. 1, 1998 pp. 27-28 Bryan K. Fair, Notes of a Racial Caste Baby: Color Blindness and the End of Affirmative Action, New York and London: New York University Press,1997. A
Seeing Beyond Race Reviewed by Shirley Jackson Vol. 20, No. 1, 1998 pp. 29-30 Ellis Cose, Color-Blind: Seeing Beyond Race in a Race-Obsessed World, New York: HarperCollins, 1997 Ellis Cose, a contributing editor for Newsweek, and author of The Rage
Affirmative Action Booklist Barry E. Lee and Amy Wood Vol. 20, No. 1, 1998 pp. 31-33 Affirmative Action Booklist Here is a partial annotated list of books on affirmative action, pro and con, published since 1996, compiled by Barry E.
Rethinking Race and Poverty in the Global South By Barbara Ellen Smith Vol. 20, No. 2, 1998 pp. 3-4 The borders of the South are collapsing. The forces of globalization are reconfiguring demographics, workplaces, and-not just in Miami or Atlanta,
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Seeking an America as Good as its Promise: Remedies for Racial Inequality: The Public’s Views John Doble Research Associates Vol. 20, No. 4, 1998 pp. 8-10 In September of 1996, the John Doble Research Associates conducted a national survey of
Education Is Key to Reducing Racial Inequality John Dobie Research Associates Vol. 21, No. 1, 1999 pp. 20-21 A national survey of racial attitudes conducted by John Doble Research Associates for the Southern Regional Council (see Southern Changes, Spring 1997
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Affirmative Action Foes: Chasing the Initiative By Amy Wood Vol. 21, No. 2, 1999, pp. 3-9 Ward Connerly and his deceptively-named American Civil Rights Coalition are on a mission to overturn affirmative action one state at a time. After successful
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My University Under Attack: The Anti-Affirmative Action Brigade Comes to Virginia By Paul Gaston Vol. 21, No. 2, 1999, pp. 10-11 You never quite know how strongly you will feel about a great public issue until it shows up in
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