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The Present Danger By Alex Willingham Vol. 6, No. 5, 1984, pp. 1-3 In the current presidential campaign, the forces of reaction have sought to win by controlling the tone of public discussion. By portraying Reagan’s superficiality as innocent pleasantry,
The Civil Rights Act After Twenty Years: Part One: Where We’ve Been and Where We Are By Harry S. Ashmore Vol. 7, No. 1, 1985, pp. 8-10 One of the things that disturbs me when people look back at the
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The Civil Rights Act After Twenty Years. Part Two: The Collapse of Enforcement By Julius L. Chambers Vol. 7, No. 1, 1985, pp. 10-13 During the past week I have attended four meetings where we were discussing the Civil Rights
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The Attack on Voting Rights By Laughlin Mcdonald Vol. 7, No. 5, 1985, pp. 1-3 The Reagan Administration continues to widen its attack on minority voting rights. In its latest depredation, it has filed a friend of the court brief
Uneasy Victories in the Supreme Court By Laughlin Mcdonald Vol. 8, No. 3, 1986, pp. 15-18 During the 1985-1986 term, the Supreme Court decided eight major race discrimination cases. Four involved employment discrimination and affirmative action, three involved jury selection
Block Bork By Deborah A. Ellis Vol. 9, No. 3, 1987, pp. 1-2 The most appropriate celebration of our Constitution in this bicentennial year would be the defeat of President Reagan’s nomination of Judge Robert H. Bork to the Supreme
The Cold Hard Truth: Wishing Justice for Bork By J.L. Chestnut. Jr. Vol. 9, No. 4, 1987, pp. 15-16 WASHINGTON-This unstable, political, kooky town is in an absolute frenzy, even if measured by its own unreal standards. My favorite Washington
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Lawsuit Alleges Bias in Real Estate Ads By Staff Vol. 11, No. 2, 1989, p. 14 In New York, a lawsuit involving the absence of black models in advertisements for housing is pending against the New York Times. The suit
Ruling in McKinney Surplus Property Case By Staff Vol. 11, No. 4, 1989, p. 23 A homeless support group in Huntsville, Ala., has lost a federal court action aimed at forcing the U.S. Navy to make an unused warehouse available
Using the Dilemma: Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. The Political Biography of an American Dilemma, by Charles V. Hamilton (Atheneum, Illustrated, 1991, x, 545 pages). Reviewed by Leslie Dunbar Vol. 14, No. 4, 1992, pp. 27-29 To an unusually bright and