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Where We Stand NewSouth Books This timely and provocative book contains essays from twelve leading Southern historians, activists, civil rights attorneys, law professors, and theologians. They discuss militarism, religion, the environment, voting rights, the Patriot Act, the economy, prisons and crime, and other subjects significant to the South and the nation in the ongoing debate about the future of the United States. The writers come from, or have been active in the affairs of, each of the former Confederate states. The twelve share the beliefs that the policies of the Bush administration sacrificed the interests of the poor and the people who work for a living to the interests of a privileged elite, that the power of money and the military must be tethered, that the natural environment must be sheltered, and that racial justice matters. A common sentiment is dismay at the deepening chasm that now divides America—and specifically the South—into hostile armies whose leaders are fast losing whatever motivation they ever had to pursue compromise and cooperation, and the common good. As former President Jimmy Carter writes in his foreword, “The writers of this volume are all concerned about democracy and human rights, and they offer wide-ranging and incisive essays. Some are inspiring: some are disturbing. I am sure that readers will be provoked by them and will learn from them, as I have.”
Reviews “Here is a fresh and strong appeal from the South, to redeem the best of American values in our government. An amazing collection of authors takes an expert look at what one essay calls ‘the Southernization of American Politics’ and stands fearlessly against the South of George W. Bush and its Yankee allies and apologists. Witty, reasoned, uncompromising, and deeply informed, Where We Stand comes none too soon.” “There is a long tradition of courageous Southerners who have stood up against the dominant values of the nation and the South and spoken out against war and racism. Here is an extraordinary group of writers from every part of the South who embody that tradition and give us, at a time when we need it most, voices that ring out eloquently for peace and justice.” “Where there is no vision, the people perish. We are perishing, and voices are rising across the land. These are among them. We would do well to listen and consider.” “It may seem that a Magnolia Curtain has descended across the South. As in old times there, it is claimed that only one opinion and one party have any credence and right. But the writers in Where We Stand are shafts of light breaking through that monopoly. The dissenting voices of today, like those of progressive Southerners before them, are in fact the prevailing voices of the future.”
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