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Negro and poor white is to resurrect that alliance, to forge a political force in the South which will be, by its nature, liberal, pro-trade union, pro-social services, pro-civil rights, and in the long run for a positive foreign policy and for peace. Because such a force will have to do away with the present Dixiecrat blockade of progressive legislation in Washington, D. C., it will have a profound and long-lasting influence on all of ‘> American life. Your part in voter registration, even though it may seem minute, helpe to forge this { political force. 48 Chapter 4: Workshops in Direct Action The workshop is different fronfa4 conference or an educational meeting in that its goal is to involve all of the participants in the practical application of skills, rather than lecturing to them, or giving them purely theory. Workshops may involve lectures and theory as part of the schedule, but the real sim is practice. The kind of participation in a workshop may vary -~ from leaders attempting fully to draw out and involve members of an audience, to breaking up into work sessions or "buzz" groups, to "role-playing." Most workshops willinvolve all of these, plus some lecture or panel discussion sessions, The particular concern of this chapter is role-playing. Obviously, for best results it is necessary to keep the size of workshops down in order to involve all of the participants -- yet workshops must be large enough to profit from a variety of personalities and talents. There are five good reasons for workshops, and particularly for role-playing: 49