Black Ballots - Voting Rights in the South, 1944-1969 (Paperback)

Black Ballots is an in-depth look at suffrage expansion in the South from World War II through the Johnson administration. Steven Lawson focuses on the "Second Reconstruction"--the struggle of blacks to gain political power in the South through the ballot-which both whites and black perceived to be a key element in the civil rights process. Examining the struggle of civil rights groups to enfranchise Negroes, Lawson also analyzes the responses of federal and local officials to those efforts. He describes the various techniques--from the white primary, the poll tax, literacy tests, and restrictive registration procedures through sheer intimidation--that were developed by white southerners to perpetuate disfranchisement and the sundry methods used by blacks and their white allies to challenge them.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 1999
First published:	October 1999
Authors:	Steven F. Lawson
Dimensions:	229 x 150 x 38mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	496
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-0087-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Civil rights & citizenship
LSN:	0-7391-0087-4
Barcode:	9780739100875

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