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The Peace and Justice Movement in the South in the 1980s
Author(s) -
Novotny Patrick
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
peace and change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1468-0130
pISSN - 0149-0508
DOI - 10.1111/0149-0508.441997010
Subject(s) - economic justice , variety (cybernetics) , movement (music) , peace movement , social justice , sociology , political science , social movement , criminology , public administration , law , politics , philosophy , artificial intelligence , computer science , aesthetics
The “peace and justice movement” has been an important chapter in the evolving character of overall peace organizing in the last several decades. Combining social justice concerns with antimilitarist sentiment, the peace and justice movement was particularly strong in the American South during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Leaders were found in a variety of community groups, statewide networks and clearinghouses, and religious organizations. This article explores the dimensions of the peace and justice movement and describes the activities of such groups as the Institute for Southern Studies, the Clergy and Laity Concerned, the Southeast Network on Human Needs and Peace, the Southern Organizing Committee for Economic and Social Justice, and the Gulf Coast Tenants Organization.