Brown Decision, Jim Crow, and Southern Identity

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The Brown Decision, Jim Crow, and Southern Identity This page intentionally left blank The Brown Decision, Jim Crow, and Southern Identity JAMES C. COBB Mercer University Lamar Memorial Lectures No. 48 The University of Georgia Press Athens and London © 2005 by The University of Georgia Press Athens, Georgia 30602 All rights reserved Set in Cycles by G & S Typesetters, Inc. Printed and bound by Maple-Vail The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. Printed in the United States of America 09 08 07 06 05 C 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cobb, James C. ( James Charles), 1947– The Brown decision, Jim Crow, and Southern identity / James C. Cobb. p. cm. — (Mercer University Lamar Memorial Lectures ; no. 48) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-2498-2 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8203-2498-1 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Brown, Oliver, 1918 – — Trials, litigation, etc. 2. Topeka (Kan.). Board of Education — Trials, litigation, etc. 3. Segregation in education —Law and legislation —United States. 4. Race discrimination —Law and legislation —United States. 5. African Americans — Segregation — Southern States —History —20th century. 6. African Americans — Civil rights — Southern States — History —20th century. 7. African Americans —Race identity. 8. African Americans —Ethnic identity. 9. Southern States —Race relations. I. Title. II. Lamar memorial lectures ; no. 48 KF4155.C63 2005 344.73'0798 — dc22 2005017467 British Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data available ISBN for this digital edition: 978-0-8203-4292-4 To our Hartwell friends This page intentionally left blank ...