The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
Federal Trade Commission By Steve Suitts Vol. 2, No. 5, 1980, pp. 28 With Southerners leading the charge, the U.S. Senate soon will consider legislation already passed by the House of Representatives subjecting the Federal Trade Commission’s regulatory actions to
A Year After Alabama’s New Beginning By Wayne Greenhaw Vol. 2, No. 6, 1980, pp. 20-22 Less than a year after Governor Fob James took over the reins of government in Alabama from George Wallace, it was announced that the
Republican-Southern Democrat Coalition in Congress By Steve Suitts Vol. 2, No. 6, 1980, pp. 23-25 A majority of the Republicans and Southern Democrats formed in 1979 an effective, conservative voting bloc which moved Congress to revamp national priorities towards more
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A Defeated Herman Talmadge and the Black Vote By Betty Norwood Chaney and Steve Suitts Vol. 3, No. 1, 1980, pp. 6-8, 22-23 Because no one before or since his death is remembered by Blacks with as much reverence as
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Southern Republicans for a Change By Steve Suitts Vol. 3, No. 1, 1980, pp. 10-13 As deeply conservative Republican candidates began to celebrate their victories to the local bands’ tunes of “When the Saints Come Marching In” and “Dixie” late
Conservative Republicans Take Washington Seats By Staff Vol. 3, No. 1, 1980, p. 14 Nine of the more than thirty new Republican seats in the U.S. House of Representatives will come from the South as a result of the November
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South Carolina Senate Remains Totally White By Mary Frances Derfner Vol. 3, No. 1, 1980, pp. 14-15, 22 “It’s about time we elected a Black State Senator,” declared the posters and the handouts on the street. Many South Carolinians, both
Black/White Voting in the South Staff Vol. 3, No. 1, 1980, p. 15 Early precinct returns from across the South show that Blacks went to the polls in record numbers on November 4 to give Jimmy Carter 80-90 percent of
Editor’s Note Staff Vol. 3, No. 2, 1981, pp. 4-5 Four states—and only Arkansas in the South—elect governors for merely a two-year term. More than most other high ranking officials these four governors must face the electorate only after a
Election Results ’80 By Steve Suitts Vol. 3, No. 2, 1981, pp. 6-9 The Rise of Southern Suburban Politics Ronald Reagan’s victory in 10 Southern states, leaving the President only his native state, showed in fact a divided south—with Black