Word: mississippis
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Texas, with 130 electoral votes. Kennedy's whole being is out of step with the Southern lifestyle. He comes from the wrong place; his appearance is unkempt. To people here, he seems to talk funny and think differently. Southerners will not forget that Kennedy supported Charles Evers in Mississippi, that he was an early Viet Nam dove and that he helped sabotage Haynsworth and Carswell. The code word for all these attitudes is "Chappaquiddick." The word is heard often and is used, says Alabama Democratic State Chairman Bob Vance, "like a kick in the groin." In the Deep South most...
...clubs to getting second billing at major concert dates. Despite the eclectic approach of her first record. Bonnie is primarily a blues musician: what she has learned abut the blues, both technically and spiritually, from her close association with such brilliant musicians as Buddy Guy. Junior Wells, and Mississippi Fred McDowell, has helped her develop into one of the best white acoustic blues guitarists alive. Her instrumental work is never too flashy and serves mostly as an accompaniment to her vocals. Among white female singers, her only equal is Tracy Nelson...
...vitriolic that when he intimated that Rehnquist had failed to disavow any "connections" with societies similar to the John Birch Society, Rauh was sharply rebuked by Senator Kennedy. (The false report of the nominee's Birch membership came from the Associated Press, and had already been scotched when Mississippi Senator James Eastland, chairman of the committee, presented an affidavit from Rehnquist disclaiming any such membership...
...campaign was by no means a total loss for Mississippi blacks. For the first time, black candidates played an important role in Mississippi politics and their disappointing showing is likely to improve. Governor-elect William Waller broke the vituperative pattern of past elections, studiedly omitting racial references in his campaign rhetoric and emphasizing the need for harmony. After his defeat, Evers congratulated Waller for running a "clean campaign." The very fact of his candidacy, Evers said, shows how far blacks have come in Mississippi: "For me to be running for Governor in the state where my brother was killed...
...lack of legal expertise. But Navasky, himself a Yale Law School graduate who taught legal research before becoming a journalist, argues that they represented "the code of Ivy League gentlemen." They revered genteel negotiation and the separation of powers even when the situation-as in dealing with Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett-demanded blunter instruments. In the end, Kennedy's ranking aides were more hindrance than help in bringing innovation to the pursuit of justice...