The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
Populist Revival in Mississippi? By Brad Pigott Vol. 6, No. 1, 1984, pp. 12-17 My opponent is not the man whose name will appear on the ballot. Instead, my opposition is a small group of very wealthy and very powerful
Deep South Votes With Feet, Not With Hart By Staff Vol. 6, No. 2, 1984, pp. 4-5 According to a Southern Regional Council analysis of 106 targeted voting precincts in Alabama and Georgia, black voters in these two states turned
Government in South Carolina: Taking Care of Business By Jim Walser Vol. 6, No. 3, 1984, pp. 3-13 State Senator Tom Smith was angry–and the South Carolina General Assembly was about to discover the reason. It was February of 1983,
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Southerners in Congress Save the MX By Staff Vol. 6, No. 3, 1984, p. 19 More than a year ago, in May of 1983, when the US House of Representatives and Senate approved flight testing of the MX missile and
It’s Jesse Again By Frye Gaillard Vol. 6, No. 6, 1984, pp. 1-3 Relying on $14 million worth of accusation, racial invective and unrepentant lying, Sen. Jesse Helms has been reelected. He defeated North Carolina’s popular governor, Jim Hunt, by
Taking the Fifth By Marilyn Davis and Alex Willingham Vol. 8, No. 3, 1986, pp. 7-9 Two election contests have drawn much attention to Georgia this year: a race crucial in determining the party alignment in the US Senate, and
In Wallace’s Wake–New Demagoguery for the Eighties By Randall Williams Vol. 8, No. 3, 1986, pp. 10-12 “Alabama has it all,” brag the interstate billboards leading into the Heart of Dixie. The slogan is aimed mostly at Florida- or Louisiana-bound
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Congressman Espy from Mississippi By Bill Minor Vol. 8, No. 6, 1986, pp. 1-3 A studious, mild-mannered Yazoo City attorney, thirty-two years old, wrote Mississippi political history on November 4, when he became the first black sent to the U.S.
Super Tuesday? Titanic Tuesday? South’s Stake Large On Super Tuesday James Clyburn and Victor Mcteer Vol. 9, No. 2, 1987, pp. 16-19 Sidebar: James Clyburn I want to thank you for inviting me here this evening, but before I say
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Shirley Chisholm Gives Democrats Some Advice By Felicia Lewis Vol. 9, No. 2, 1987, pp. 18-19, 22 At 62 the first black woman elected to Congress and the first black woman to run for president has neither slowed her pace
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