"Political Power in Alabama" is the sequel to Anne Permaloff and
Carl Grafton's "Big Mules and Branchheads," a biography of the
populist governor "Big Jim" Folsom. Encompassing the years from
1958 to 1970 and the gubernatorial terms of John Patterson, George
Wallace, Lurleen Wallace, and Albert Brewer, the present volume
offers a full account of the breakup of the Big Mule Alliance, the
elite coalition of Alabama's largest industrial and agricultural
interests, and the subsequent effects on the state's political
environment.
Dominating Alabama politics for most of the century through
disenfranchisement and control of the legislature, the "Big Mules"
wanted low taxes, a minimally effective school system, no effective
labor unions, a small electorate, and racial segregation. By 1958,
however, the Big Mules' urban and rural elements had grown
disaffected with one another, and outside forces were driving them
apart. In a few years, the legislature and the electorate would be
drastically restructured. Although this period could have been a
time to set new policy directions for the state, say Permaloff and
Grafton, many opportunities for change were squandered,
establishing the politics of Alabama today and the problems facing
the state.
"Political Power in Alabama" covers an extraordinarily complex
set of issues and events, including the civil rights struggle,
urban-rural disparities, the lack of party competition, the
structure of the tax system, and the economic and cultural gaps
separating Alabama and the rest of the South from the nation.
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