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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455359403321

Autore

Perman Michael

Titolo

Struggle for mastery [[electronic resource] ] : disfranchisement in the South, 1888-1908 / / Michael Perman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2001

ISBN

0-8078-6025-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (414 p.)

Collana

The Fred W. Morrison series in Southern studies

Disciplina

324.6/2/097509034

Soggetti

African Americans - Suffrage - Southern States - History

African Americans - Segregation - Southern States - History

Electronic books.

Southern States Politics and government 1865-1950

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-386) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgments; Introduction: Disfranchisement; 1. Devising Disfranchisement; 2. Supervising the South; 3. Embarking on Disfranchisement; 4. Harmonizing Rival Factions I; 5. Harmonizing Rival Factions II; 6. Conciliating the South; 7. Defeating Fusion I; 8. Defeating Fusion II; 9. Reforming the Black Belt I; 10. Reforming the Black Belt II; 11. Exonerating the South; 12. Reinforcing Disfranchisement; 13. Forging a Reform Coalition; 14. Finishing Disfranchisement; Conclusion: Disfranchisement in Context; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Around 1900, the Southern states embarked on a series of political campaigns aimed at disfranchising large numbers of voters. This volume presents a systematic study of the history of disfranchisement in the South, examining the origins, objectives and process of the movement.