Rabble Rousers
The American Far Right in the Civil Rights Era (Politics and Culture in the Twentieth-Century South Ser.)
Clive Webb
"Rabble Rousers" delves into the decade after the Brown v. Board of Education decision, where white southerners mobilized in massive resistance to racial integration. Rather than just mentioning the extremist whites as ineffectual, this book portrays them as calculating and dangerous opponents who led entire communities in revolt. The story of five far-right activists is told and their impact on contentious issues such as the role of white churches in defending segregation, the influence of anti-Semitism in southern racial politics, and the divisive impact of class on white unity is explored. Ultimately, violent extremism weakened the cause of white southerners, and the strength and unity of civil rights activists accelerated the destruction of Jim Crow.
Publish Date
2010-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
2010-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.5
ISBN
9780820335773
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