Southern Exposure Library:
Southern Diversity

Set of five: $18, or individually as priced below.

Mint Juleps, Wisteria and Queers
A rare look at gay and lesbian culture in the South. Armistead Maupin called it "stylish and sassy and a flat-out pleasure to read."
(Issue #73, Fall 1988) $5.

Older, Wiser, Stronger: Southern Elders
Whether you're already an elder or just planning to be one. A double-length reader full of interviews, fact-filled articles, and valuable resources.
(Issue #56-57, March-June 1985) $6.

Beyond Black and White
The census lists nearly eight million Southerners whose race and ethnic origins are other than European or African. We talk with some of those who are reshaping the region with their diverse beliefs, experiences, languages, and ways of life, including Chinese, Asian Indians, Lebanese, Cubans, Vietnamese, Mexicans, Native Americans, and Guatemalans.
(Issue #97, Fall 1994) $5.

Image of the South
The stereotypes and reality: hillbillies, black Republicans, and whatever happened to Southern Democrats? (They turned Republican.) Also, a special feature by Eric Bates on alternatives to growing tobacco.
(Issue #99, Spring 1995) $5.

The Chinese
For more than a hundred years, the Chinese have been a part of Southern life. Also in this issue: African dance, the Klan attack on schools in North Carolina, poetry by Dorothy Allison.
(Issue #52, July/August 1984) $4.



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