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Massive Resistance - The White Response to the Civil Rights Movement (Paperback)
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Massive Resistance - The White Response to the Civil Rights Movement (Paperback)
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Massive Resistance is a compelling account of the white
segregationist opposition to the US civil rights movement from the
late 1940s to the mid-1960s. It provides vivid insights into what
sparked the confrontations in US society during the run-up to the
major civil rights laws that transformed America's social and
political landscape. George Lewis has written a comprehensive
overview of this controversial era of US history using his own
research and interpretation, as well as new work by other experts
in the field. The book concentrates on the political complexities
of a campaign rooted in the white South that was intent on
forestalling the march to racial equality. Themes covered include a
white supremacist reading of the Constitution and the Declaration
of Independence; regional arguments for a 'distinctive' South;
social and political doctrines of racial separatism as the core of
southern identity; political oppression for the maintenance of
white power; the role of physical intimidation and economic
arguments used by the Ku Klux Klan. Lewis's authoritative work on
southern segregationists and what drove them to oppose civil rights
reform is a valuable resource for students of twentieth century
American history.
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