Games Registrars Play
Games Registrars Play By Steve Suitts Vol. 7, No. 2, 1985, pp. 1-2 Two decades after the passage of the Voting Rights Act, no one really knows how many black citizens are registered to vote in the South today. While
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Crackdown in the Black Belt: Not-So-Simple Justice
Crackdown in the Black Belt: Not-So-Simple Justice By Allen Tullos Vol. 7, No. 2, 1985, pp. 2-11 In a trial that should reveal the distance the Reagan Justice Department will travel to cooperate with local white officials in suppressing the
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Crackdown in the Black Belt: On to Greene County
Crackdown in the Black Belt: On to Greene County By Randall Williams Vol. 7, No. 3, 1985, pp. 2-5 Fifth of July “not guilty” verdicts by a federal jury in Selma have freed the voting rights activists known as the
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Reaping the Whirlwind: The Civil Rights Movement in Tuskegee by Robert J. Norrell. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. $19.95
Reaping the Whirlwind: The Civil Rights Movement in Tuskegee by Robert J. Norrell. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. $19.95 Reviewed by Howard R. Lamar Vol. 8, No. 2, 1986, pp. 21-24 In the preface to Reaping the Whirlwind: The
South Leads in Black Officeholders
South Leads in Black Officeholders By Staff Vol. 9, No. 5, 1987, p. 25 Mississippi leads the nation in total number of black elected officials and Alabama has the highest percentage of black officeholders in the United States, according to
The Cold Hard Truth
The Cold Hard Truth By J.L. Chestnut, Jr. Vol. 10, No. 1, 1988, p. 16 A powerful white Southern politician who for years has helped many black people, including this writer, sought last week to end an outrageous debate with
The Cold Hard Truth
The Cold Hard Truth By J.L. Chestnut, Jr. Vol. 10, No. 3, 1988, p. 24 Phillip Henry Pitts is one helluva trial lawyer. The man is skilled, creative and deadly spontaneous. I have been aware of Henry’s trial abilities for
The Cold Hard Truth
The Cold Hard Truth By J.L. Chestnut, Jr. Vol. 10, No. 5, 1988, pp. 24, 23 In the fall and winter of 1984, fifty white FBI agents came bustling into five west Alabama black-majority counties. The feds visited more than
Flag Waving Down South. How Long?: Symbol, Substance, and Confederate Flag
Flag Waving Down South. How Long?: Symbol, Substance, and Confederate Flag By Lawrence J. Hanks Vol. 11, No. 1, 1989, pp. 13, 16 [Editor’s Note:]On February 2, 1988, fourteen black legislators were arrested in Alabama as they symbolically attempted to
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The Cold Hard Truth
The Cold Hard Truth By J.L. Chestnut, Jr. Vol. 11, No. 1, 1989, pp. 24 My wife looked sternly across the dinner table one night recently and quietly reminded me of the flak I received 12 years ago from certain