Conservatism and Racism, and Why in America They Are the Same

Contents

Contents List of Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Defining the Terms of Discourse 7 Chapter 2 Lockean “Liberalism” as the Conservative Ideology in America 15 Chapter 3 The Special Place of the South in American Conservatism 33 Chapter 4 The Rise of the Liberal Remnant 41 Chapter 5 African American Thought and the Conservative Remnant 63 Chapter 6 Racism and the Conservative Intellectual Movement, 1945–1970 77 viii Contents Chapter 7 Racism and Neoconservatism, 1968–1980 91 Chapter 8 The Ascendancy of Ronald Reagan and the Parts Played by Ideology and Race 107 Chapter 9 The Reagan Presidency and Race 143 Chapter 10 Conclusion 185 Notes 195 About the Author 261 Index 263 ...