The irony of the solid south : Democrats, Republicans, and race, 1865-1944 / Glenn Feldman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feldman, Glenn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--History--20th century.

Southern States--Politics and government--1865-1950.

Southern States--Race relations--History--20th century.

Democratic Party (U.S.)--History--20th century.

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Irony of the Solid South examines how the south became the "Solid South" for the Democratic Party and how that solidarity began to crack with the advent of American involvement in World War II. Relying on a sophisticated analysis of secondary research-as well as a wealth of deep research in primary sources such as letters, diaries, interviews, court cases, newspapers, and other archival materials-Glenn Feldman argues in The Irony of the Solid South that the history of the solid Democratic south is actually marked by several ironies that involve a co

Contents:

The "Reconstruction syndrome" and the calcification of conservative culture

Elements of Democratic solidarity and discontent: industry, economics, Calvinist religion, and Jim Crow

For Blacks only: the perversion of Alabama progressivism

Race over rum, romans, and Republicans

Placing culture on hold: the New Deal coalition, its first cracks, and the "great melding" takes shape

Splitting the New Deal coalition open

The "liberal south" and the central tragedy of southern politics

Cheap labor, the FEPC, and Frank Dixon as knight-errant of the South

Racial challenge, white reaction, and Chauncey Sparks as the new champion

Race, religion, and the "status quo society"

Liberals, friends of the Negro, and charging hell with a toothpick

Epilogue: since 1944.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8670-X

OCLC:

844940527