THE RIGHT TO VOTE: Will Our Future Look Like Our Past?
Vol. 30, No. 4 Winter 2002/2003
COVER SECTION
The Right to Vote in the South: A Brief History by Alexander Keyssar PRINT ONLY
The foremost historian of U.S. voting rights gives a capsule account of the struggle for universal suffrage in the South, from Reconstruction to the civil rights movement.
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle by Muriel Tillinghast PRINT ONLY
A veteran of Freedom Summer 1964 talks about her experiences
registering African-American voters in rural Mississippi. Print edition
features photos by Herbert Randall.
Who Counts the Votes? by Gary Ashwill and Chris Kromm
High-tech elections have spawned new vote-fixing conspiracy theories. Is there any truth to the charges?
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Voting in Tennessee, 2002 by Catherine Danielson PRINT ONLY
Tennessee, beset by election difficulties, solidifies its reputation as "the other Florida."
The State of Voting: A Southern Exposure/Institute for Southern Studies Report PRINT ONLY
We grade Southern states on how well they protect the most fundamental building block of democracy: the right to vote.
Five Things You Can Do to Protect Your Right to Vote by Melissa Siebert, Stan Goff, and Chris Kromm
Election Investigation: How to Conduct a Citizen Audit of Your Election Board by Stan Goff and Chris Kromm
Of Two Minds About Voting by Yolanda Carrington PRINT ONLY
Reflections on the place of voting in our democracy.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
"No Effort to Attain Something Beautiful is Ever Lost" by Chris Kromm
Front Porch: Letter from the Editor
Inside the Peace Movement: A Conversation with David Potorti interview by Rania Masri
One of the founders of September Eleventh Families for a Peaceful
Tomorrow discusses the challenges and frustrations of organizing
against the war on terror.
Southern Chicken Hawks by Gary Ashwill PRINT ONLY
Militarists who managed to avoid serving in uniform themselves.
Water Wars: Will Atlanta's Thirst Dry Up the Southeast? by Marcelo Ballve PRINT ONLY
2002's drought highlighted the increasing pressure brought by the
growing, congested, smog-bound metropolis of Atlanta on the region's
water supply.
Bad Business: The Lowdown on Corporate Scandal in the South
by Crystal Taylor and Gary Ashwill PRINT ONLY
The South is no stranger to big-business misbehavior, from Enron and WorldCom to Halliburton and Harken Energy.
Not in Our Town: One Southern Community Says No to the Patriot Act by Matt Robinson
On July 25, Carrboro, N.C., became the first Southern municipality to pass a resolution opposing the USA-PATRIOT Act.
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