Why White Liberals Fail : : Race and Southern Politics from FDR to Trump / / Anthony J. Badger.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English
• VerfasserIn: Badger, Anthony J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Yayın Tarihi: 2022
• Dil: English
• Seri Bilgileri: The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures
• Fiziksel Özellikler: 1 online resource (208 p.)

It’s not the economy, stupid: How liberal politicians’ faith in the healing powers of economic growth—and refusal to address racial divisions—fueled reactionary politics across the South. From FDR to Clinton, charismatic Democratic leaders have promised a New South—a model of social equality and eco...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Prologue
• Part I. A southern new deal, 1933–1945
• Chapter one. The New Deal Southern Enthusias
• Chapter two. Liberal Hopes and Conservative Fears
• Part II. Racial change, a long massive resistance, and liberal fatalism, 1945–1965
• Chapter three. A Liberal Window of Opportunity?
• Chapter four. Brown and Backlash
• Chapter five. Voting Rights, a Long Southern Strategy, and Conservative Accommodation
• Chapter six. Thwarted Promises of a New South
• Epilogue
• Notes
• Acknowledgments
• Index