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Reports on the defense statement requested by Atlanta, Georgia-based Emory University from author Michael A. Bellesiles in response to accusations raised from the publication of Bellesiles' book 'Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture.' Reaction of Bellesiles on the request; Issues raised by the book's publication; Incident that led to the decision of Emory to request a defense statement.

Deals with the controversy surrounding an article written by Scott O. Lilienfeld, an associate professor at Emory University about what happens when social science and politics collide. Stance taken by the 'American Psychologist' journal on the article; Revisions the journal editor demands from the article; Comments from Raymond D. Fowler, chief executive officer of the American Psychological Association.

Discusses the Clark Atlanta University Press in Atlanta, Georgia, the second publisher in the country to be operated by a historically black college or university. Comments from director and editor Charles Duncan; Its first book to be published, `Freedom's Odyssey'; Other works to be published; Goals; Comments from Howard University Press director Edwin Gordon.