After Freedom Summer : how race realigned Mississippi politics, 1965-1986 / Chris Danielson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Danielson, Chris.

Series:

New perspectives on the history of the South.

New perspectives on the history of the South

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Mississippi--Politics and government--20th century.

African Americans.

African American politicians--Mississippi--History--20th century.

African American politicians.

Political participation--Mississippi--History--20th century.

Political participation.

Mississippi--Politics and government--1951-.

Mississippi.

Mississippi--Race relations--History--20th century.

Mississippi--Race relations--Political aspects--History--20th century.

Mississippi Freedom Project--Influence.

Mississippi Freedom Project.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

No one disagrees that 1964--Freedom Summer--forever changed the political landscape of Mississippi. How those changes played out is the subject of Chris Danielson's fascinating new book, After Freedom Summer .

Contents:

Black Politics in Mississippi to 1965

Plates of Silver, Plates of Mud : 1965-1970

Gubernatorial Fantasies and Gradual Gains

Fused But Not Healed

Reapportionment : Giving Clark Some Company

The Class of 1979 and the Second Generation of Black Political Power

Lead into Gold? : The Alchemy of County Redistricting

City Wards and Jacksonian Democracy

The Delta District and the Continuing Politics of Race

Epilogue: Javitses into Eastlands, Eastlands into Barbours.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8130-4235-6

0-8130-4063-9

OCLC:

757826249