The Most Hated Man in Alabama
The Most Hated Man in Alabama Reviewed by John Egerton Vol. 15, No. 2, 1993, pp. 20-22 Taming the Storm: The Life and Times of Frank M. Johnson, Jr., and the South’s Fight over Civil Rights, by Jack Bass (Doubleday,
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Affirming the Affirmative
Affirming the Affirmative By Jack Bass Vol. 17, No. 1, 1995, pp. 1-3 In the middle of the current debate over affirmative action, a moment taken to revisit recent history turns out to be surprising, ironic, and instructive. Readers with
Welfare Reform: States Race to the Bottom
Welfare Reform: States Race to the Bottom Staff Vol. 18, No. 1, 1996 pp. 1-2 With the election season looming, and both Clinton and the Congress positioning on the welfare reform debate, agreement on a welfare reform package is now
Private Interest Law: The Case Against Delta EPA
Private Interest Law: The Case Against Delta EPA Preston Quesenberry Vol. 18, No. 3-4, 1996 pp. 22-23 Challenging an institution as tricky to define in legal terms as a rural electric cooperative can prove a difficult task. An unsuccessful lawsuit
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Dred Scott’s Unwon Freedom: The Redistricting Cases as Badges of Slavery
Dred Scott’s Unwon Freedom: The Redistricting Cases as Badges of Slavery By James U. Blacksher Vol. 20, No. 3, 1998 pp. 28-30 In a half dozen cases decided over the last three terms, beginning with Shaw v. Reno (1993) and,
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An Educator’s View of Segregation
An Educator’s View of Segregation By Chester Travelstead Vol. 21, No. 1, Spring 2000 pp. 11-12 On August 2, 1955, as Dean of the School of Education at the University of South Carolina, Chester Travelstead delivered a speech citing eight
The Federal Executive and Civil Rights
The Federal Executive and Civil Rights Staff Vol. 22, No. 1, 2000, p. 15 In 1961 the SRC submitted a forty-eight-page report to the Kennedy administration entitled the “Federal Executive and Civil Rights” in which it advised the implementation of
Justice Under Law
Justice Under Law Reviewed by Jack Bass Vol. 24, No. 1-2, 2002 pp. 21-22 Frank M. Johnson, Defending Constitutional Rights, Edited by Tony A. Freyer, Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2001. In this slender volume, Tony Freyer characterizes Judge Frank
Reform in Alabama?: The Nation’s Worst Constitution
Reform in Alabama?: The Nation’s Worst Constitution By Susan Pace Hamill Vol. 24, No. 3-4, 2002 pp. 10-11 There is a great deal of discussion in the press and among citizen groups, as to the need for constitutional reform in
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BOOKS: The Terrorist Next Door
BOOKS: The Terrorist Next Door By Daniel Levitas Vol. 24, No. 3-4, 2002 pp. 13-15 Daniel Levitas, The Terrorist Next Door: The Militia Movement and the Radical Right, New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press, Nov. 2002. Written by Atlanta