Black, white, and southern : race relations and southern culture, 1940 to the present /

Black, white, and southern : race relations and southern culture, 1940 to the present / David R. Goldfield.

Shows how the struggles of black southerners to lift the barriers that had historically separated them from their white counterparts not only brought about the demise of white supremacy but did so without destroying the South's unique culture.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goldfield, David R., 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [1990]
Subjects:
African Americans > Southern States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > Southern States > History > 20th century.
Southern States > Race relations.
Table of Contents:
  • Race relations and Southern culture
  • "A kind of sunlight" : Depression, war, and change, 1930-1945
  • A season of hope, 1945-1954
  • Flight from reality : The rise of white resistance, 1945-1956
  • The limits of endurance : Buses, books, and balance sheets, 1954-1960
  • The crusade against segregation, 1960-1964
  • The last crusade : Voting rights, 1962-1965
  • The first hurrah : Black ballots
  • The rough side of the mountain : The black economy, 1965-1976
  • No broad highways : Class and race in the South since 1976
  • Mountaintops and green valleys : Beyond race in the modern South.

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