The Irony of the Solid South: Democrats, Republicans, and Race, 1865–1944

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THE IRONY OF THE SOLID SOUTH THE IRONY OF THE SOLID SOUTH Democrats, Republicans, and Race, 1865–1944 Glenn Feldman The UniveRsiTy oF AlAbAmA PRess Tuscaloosa Copyright © 2013 The University of Alabama Press Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0380 All rights reserved manufactured in the United states of America Typeface: Goudy and Goudy sans Cover photograph: College students from around the south celebrate at the Dixiecrat Convention, held at birmingham’s boutwell municipal Auditorium, July 16, 1948. Courtesy of the Birmingham News. Cover design: erin Kirk new ∞ The paper on which this book is printed meets the minimum requirements of American national standard for information sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed library materials, Ansi Z39.48-1984. library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Feldman, Glenn. The irony of the solid south : Democrats, Republicans, and race, 1865-1944 / Glenn Feldman. pages cm includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8173-1793-5 (trade cloth : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-8173-8670-2 (ebook ) 1. southern states—Politics and government—1865-1950. 2. Democratic Party (U.s.)— history—20th century. 3. Republican Party (U.s. : 1854- )—history—20th century. 4. southern states—Race relations—history—20th century. i. Title. F215.F43 2013 975'.04—dc23 2012036142 For Hallie, my heart, and Rebecca, my soul . . . ...