The Texas Left : the radical roots of Lone Star liberalism / David O'Donald Cullen and Kyle G. Wilkison, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cullen, David O'Donald, 1951-

Wilkison, Kyle Grant, 1960-

Series:

Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 35.

Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 35

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radicalism--Texas--History.

Radicalism.

Labor unions and socialism--Texas--History.

Labor unions and socialism.

Liberalism--Texas--History.

Liberalism.

Left-wing extremists--Texas--History.

Left-wing extremists.

Social movements--Texas--History.

Social movements.

Texas--Politics and government.

Texas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Texas Left. Some would say the phrase is an oxymoron. For most of the twentieth century, the popular perception of Texas politics has been that of dominant conservatism, punctuated by images of cowboys, oil barons, and party bosses intent on preserving a decidedly capitalist status quo. In fact, poor farmers and laborers who were disenfranchised, segregated, and, depending on their ethnicity and gender, confronted with varying levels of hostility and discrimination, have long composed the "other" political heritage of Texas. In "The Texas Left," fourteen scholars examine this heritage. Though largely ignored by historians of previous decades who focused instead on telling the stories of the Alamo, the Civil War, the cattle drives, and the oilfield wildcatters, this parallel narrative of those who sought to resist repression reveals themes important to the unfolding history of Texas and the Southwest. Volume editors David O'Donald Cullen and Kyle G. Wilkison have assembled a collection of pioneering studies that provide the broad outlines for future research on liberal and radical social and political causes in the state and region. Among the topics explored in this book are early efforts of women, blacks, Tejanos, labor organizers, and political activists to claim rights of citizenship, livelihood, and recognition, from the Reconstruction era until recent times.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

THE RIGHT "TO WORK, TO STARVE, AND TO DIE" The Forgotten Radical Heritage of Texas

"TEXAS OUT-RADICALS MY RADICALISM" Roots of Radical Republicanism in Reconstruction Texas

REBEL FARMERS The Texas Farmers' Alliance

" A HOST OF STURDY PATRIOTS" The Texas Populists

THE TEXAS SOCIALIST PARTY

TEXAS . . . UNIONS . . . TIME Unions in Texas from the Time of the Republic through the Great War, 1838- 1919

LOOKING FOR LEFTY Liberal/ Left Activism and Texas Labor, 1920s- 1960s

NOT WHISTLING DIXIE Women's Movements and Feminist Politics

CONFRONTING WHITE SUPREMACY The African American Left in Texas, 1874- 1974

MORE THAN A SOMNOLENT TYPE Tejanos Resist the Rule of Dominance

A MODERN LIBERAL TRADITION IN TEXAS?

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

INDEX.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes biblipgraphical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60344-370-3

OCLC:

680622457