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The Other South - Southern Dissenters in the Nineteenth Century (Paperback, New edition)
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The Other South - Southern Dissenters in the Nineteenth Century (Paperback, New edition)
Series: Dissent in the American South
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"[This] product of meticulous attention to historical detail plus a
grasp of American history that enables the author to discern
patterns from a mass of information . . . should permanently
destroy the notion of the South as a 19th-century
monolith."--Journal of American History "An important and
insightful book on a neglected subject in American political and
social history. It adds not only to our understanding of 'the other
South, ' but also contributes to our awareness of the other America
which the 19th-century South represented."--Political Science
Quarterly Carl Degler argues that if one is to understand who
southerners were and are today, southern dissent of the 19th
century must be understood and appreciated, since those years
shaped southern ideas, customs, and values. The Other South
highlights white men and women of the 19th century who challenged
the domination of slavery in the region, objected to the disruption
of the American Union, strove to change the politics and economy of
the South during Reconstruction, and worked to displace the
dominant Democratic party with the Populist party. While earlier
studies suggest the presence of individual southern dissenters,
Degler's work broadens the story to include a large number of
hitherto unknown individuals and to illustrate not only the variety
and complexity of southern dissent but also the broad patterns of
dissent across the whole century. By linking and comparing these
dissenting groups, Degler reveals underlying and important
convictions among southern dissenters as well as the conflicts that
beset white southerners who felt compelled to resist or deny the
views of the majority. Drawing on extensive historical literature
and a wealth of manuscript material, Degler shows the diversity of
southern experience in the 19th century and explores who the
dissenters were. He examines the grounds for their opposition and
points to patterns of opinion far different from the long-held
image of a monolithic Old South. Carl N. Degler is Margaret Byrne
Professor of American History, emeritus, at Stanford University and
past president of the Southern Historical Association and the
American Historical Association. His publications include Place
Over Time: The Continuity of Southern Distinctiveness and Neither
Black Nor White: Slavery and Race Relations in Brazil and the
United States.
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