The irony of the solid south Democrats, Republicans, and race, 1865-1944 /
Glenn Feldman.
- Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource (pages cm.)
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
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Democratic Party (U.S.)--History--20th century. Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--History--20th century.