Before Brown : civil rights and white backlash in the modern South /
Other Authors / Creators: | Feldman, Glenn. |
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
Imprint: | Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [2004] |
Series: | Modern South.
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Retention: | Retained for Eastern Academic Scholars' Trust (EAST) http://eastlibraries.org/retained-materials |
Summary: | Details the ferment in civil rights that took place across the South before the momentous Brown vs. Board of Education decision in 1954 This work explores the growth of the movement through its various manifestations--the activities of politicians, civil rights leaders, religious figures, labor unionists, and grass-roots activists--throughout the 1940s and 1950s. It discusses the critical leadership roles played by women and offers a new perspective on the relationship between the NAACP and the Communist Party. Before Brown shows clearly that, as the drive toward racial equality advanced and national political attitudes shifted, the validity of white supremacy came increasingly into question. Institutionalized racism in the South had always offered white citizens material advantages by preserving their economic superiority and making them feel part of a privileged class. When these rewards were threatened by the civil rights movement, a white backlash occurred. |
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Physical Description: | xiii, 430 pages ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 0817351345 0817314318 |
Author Notes: | Patricia Sullivan is Associate Professor of History at the University of South Carolina and author of Days of Hope: Race and Democracy in the New Deal Era. |