Black Republicans and the transformation of the GOP / Joshua D. Farrington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farrington, Joshua D., 1984- author.

Series:

Politics and culture in modern America.

Politics and culture in modern America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--Membership.

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).

African Americans--Political activity--History--20th century.

African Americans.

Civil rights--Government policy--United States--History--20th century.

Civil rights.

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

United States.

Genre:

History

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]

Summary:

In his narrative history of black Republicans in the twentieth century, Joshua Farrington reevaluates the relationship between black politicians, activists, and voters and the Republican Party, challenging the assumption that African Americans abandoned the ""Party of Lincoln"" after 1936.

Contents:

Farewell to the party of Lincoln? : black Republicans in the New Deal era

Flirting with Republicans : black voters in the 1950s

Bit by bit : civil rights and the Eisenhower administration

Ye cannot serve both God and Mammon : the 1960 presidential campaign

Somebody had to stay and fight : black Republicans and the rise of the Right

Fighting the enemy within : black Republicans in the wake of Goldwater

A piece of the action : black capitalism and the Nixon administration

Not a silent minority : black Republicans in the 1970s

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780812293265

0812293266

OCLC:

960342470