| Georgia Democrats, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Shaping of the New South Contributor(s): Boyd, Tim S. R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813061474 ISBN-13: 9780813061474 Publisher: University Press of Florida OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 975.804 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6" W x 9" (1.03 lbs) 318 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 1970's - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Georgia - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Tim Boyd has significantly reassessed the nature of southern politics in post-World War II America in this magnificent work. This is a first-rate history of Georgia politics in the modern era."--Gregory Schneider, author of The Conservative Century The precipitous fall of the Democratic Party in southern politics during the latter half of the twentieth century has sparked a rich scholarly debate. Many theories have been put forward to explain the sea change that swept Democrats out of office and replaced them with a new Republican order. In this timely volume, Tim Boyd challenges one of the most prominent explanations for this shift: the "white backlash" theory. Taking the political experience in Georgia as a case study, he makes a compelling argument that New South politics formed out of the factional differences within the state Democratic Party and not simply as a result of white reactions to the civil rights movement. Boyd deftly shows how Georgia Democrats forged a successful (if morally problematic) response to the civil rights movement, allowing them to remain in power until internal divisions eventually weakened the party. The result is a study that recognizes the myriad forces southern leaders faced as the Jim Crow South gave way to new political realities and greatly enhances our understanding of southern politics today. |
