Part I.A southern New Deal, 1933-1945: The New Deal: southern enthusiasm -- Liberal hopes and conservative fears -- Part II. Racial change, a long massive resistance, and liberal fatalism, 1945-1965: A liberal window of opportunity? -- Brown and backlash -- Part III. The rise and fall of biracial politics after 1965: Voting rights, a long southern strategy, and conservative accommodation -- Thwarted promises of a new south.
Summary
"Anthony Badger explains why liberal campaigns for race-neutral economic policies failed to win over white Southerners. When federal programs did not deliver the economic benefits that white Southerners expected, the appeal of biracial politics was supplanted by the values-based lure of conservative Republicans"-- Provided by publisher
