Defending White Democracy: The Making of a Segregationist Movement and the Remaking of Racial Politics, 1936-1965

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DEFENDING WHITE DEMOCRACY This page intentionally left blank Defending White Democracy THE MAKING OF A SEGREGATIONIST MOVEMENT AND THE REMAKING OF RACIAL POLITICS, 1936–1965 JASON MORGAN WARD THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS Chapel Hill This book was published with the assistance of the Thornton H. Brooks Fund of the University of North Carolina Press.© 2011 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Set in Arnhem and TheSerif types by Tseng Information Systems, Inc. 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. The University of North Carolina Press has been a member of the Green Press Initiative since 2003. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ward, Jason Morgan. Defending white democracy : the making of a segregationist movement and the remaking of racial politics, 1936–1965 / Jason Morgan Ward. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8078-3513-5 (hardback) 1. Segregation—Southern States—History—20th century. 2. Segregation—Political aspects—Southern States—History—20th century. 3. Southern States—Race relations— History—20th century. 4. Southern States—Race relations—Political aspects—History— 20th century. 5. Whites—Southern States—Politics and government—20th century. 6. Whites—Southern States—Attitudes—History—20th century. 7. African Americans— Segregation—Southern States—History. 8. Civil rights—Southern States—History—20th century. 9. Government, Resistance to—Southern States—History—20th century. I. Title. F220.A1W37 2011 305.800975—dc22 2011015513 15 14 13 12 11 5 4 3 2 1 For Alison This page intentionally left blank ...