From D plus to C minus Johnson and the Voting Rights era
This reminiscence by Doris Kearns Goodwin recalls Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1965 Voting Rights Act impact and the ensuing rise of black political power in the South, contrasting progress with Northern unrest and the tensions of his Great Society era. It notes Johnson’s belief that fear, not prejudice alone, drives racism and reflects on the erosion of progress amid Vietnam and inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Johnson
S . Ala
Selma
soAmerica
South
Massachusetts
Watts
Los Angeles
Great Society
Appalachia
Jesus Christ On
Cross
John Kennedy
White House
Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
Pedernales Banks
United States
Editorial view on primaries and the race for the presidency
The piece argues primaries shaped outcomes but did not settle nominees. Carter stands as the Democratic frontrunner while Ford leads in GOP delegates. It discusses brokered conventions possible, with post primary bargaining and the high stakes for voters and nations.
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Georgia
Jimmy Carter
George Wallace
Chicago
Richard Daley
U.S
Adlai Stevenson
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
California
Ford
Reagan
Walter Cronkite
Carter
Higher ed funding failure risks Illinois' college access
An editorial argues that Illinois faces budget cuts harming higher education. Enrollment freezes loom at the University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University Carbondale, with community colleges at risk, due to money shortages and tax resistance. It urges supporting the Illinois Board of Higher Education and a potential tax increase to preserve access and social benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Daniel Walker
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Economic condition of blacks worsens amid mobility gains
The piece tracks how gains in black income and opportunity in the 1960s and early 70s coexist with rising unemployment and a widening gap. It cites Frank Royal a physician earning over 100000 yearly and Robert Dillard a retail worker with a side record shop, illustrating divergent outcomes. Experts from NAACP and Harvard note fading federal pressure and a cooling economy reducing black advancement.
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Reginald Stuart
New York Times
Richmond
Frank Spencer Royal
Royal
United States
America
Robert Dillard
Jean Fairfax
Naacp Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc
Fairfax
Andrew H. Brimmer
Harvard University Graduate School of Business
Brimmer
Federal Reserve Board
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Dillard
Letters on hunger and global aid in a world of limits
The author critiques U S foreign policy focus on defense amid famine and calls for expanded grain stockpiles and international aid. Citing Russell Train and Stephen Schneider, the piece argues for renewed appetite for global cooperation, population awareness, and moral leadership. It endorses groups like Zero Population Growth Friends of the Earth and the Sierra Club for involvement.
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Ilinoisan
Reagan
Ford
Russell Train
Environmental Protection Agency
India
Central Asia
U.S
Bangladesh
Central Intelligence Agency
Stephen Schneider
National Center For Atmospheric Research
Boulder
Colorado
Stanford University
Paul R. Ehrlich
Ehrlich
Friends of the Earth
The
Sierra Club
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Cambridge, Mass
Mr. Carter
Free World
Southern Illinois
Lindsay-Schaub
John C. Gardner
William B. Cox Jr
Northside
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