On May 17, 1954, in Brown v. Board of Education, the United States Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. When the court failed to specify a clear deadline for implementation of the ruling, southern segregationists seized the opportunity to launch a campaign of massive resistance against the federal government. What were the tactics, the ideology, the strategies, of segregationists? This collection of original essays reveals how the political center in the South collapsed during the 1950s as opposition to the Supreme Court decision intensified. It...
On May 17, 1954, in Brown v. Board of Education, the United States Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional....
'Race in the American South' is an introduction to one of the most important areas of American history - the establishment and dismantling of two systems of racial control in the American South: slavery and segregation.
'Race in the American South' is an introduction to one of the most important areas of American history - the establishment and dismantling of two syst...
The decade following the 1954 "Brown v. Board of Education" decision saw white southerners mobilize in massive resistance to racial integration. Most segregationists conceded that ultimately they could only postpone the demise of Jim Crow. Some militant whites, however, believed it possible to win the civil rights struggle. Histories of the black freedom struggle, when they mention these racist zealots at all, confine them to the margin of the story.
These extremist whites are caricatured as ineffectual members of the lunatic fringe. Civil rights activists, however, saw them for what...
The decade following the 1954 "Brown v. Board of Education" decision saw white southerners mobilize in massive resistance to racial integration. Mo...
This brand new textbook expertly steers its readers through the often tumultuous and exhilarating history of America, from its early modern Native American origins through to twenty-first-century neoliberalism. Balancing coverage of political, social, cultural, and economic history, this highly readable text offers a compelling overview of America's development.
A Concise American History also provides multiple features to facilitate the exploration of this fascinating subject, including:
A unique international perspective avoids either celebratory...
This brand new textbook expertly steers its readers through the often tumultuous and exhilarating history of America, from its early modern Native ...
This brand new textbook expertly steers its readers through the often tumultuous and exhilarating history of America, from its early modern Native American origins through to twenty-first-century neoliberalism. Balancing coverage of political, social, cultural, and economic history, this highly readable text offers a compelling overview of America's development.
A Concise American History also provides multiple features to facilitate the exploration of this fascinating subject, including:
A unique international perspective avoids either celebratory...
This brand new textbook expertly steers its readers through the often tumultuous and exhilarating history of America, from its early modern Native ...
