Mayor Crump don't like it
Subtitle: machine politics in Memphis
By: G. Wayne Dowdy.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Jackson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
Subjects: Crump, Edward Hull, 1874-1954; United States Congress. House -- Biography; Mayors -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- Biography; Politics, Practical -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- History -- 20th century; African Americans -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- Politics and government -- 20th century; Legislators -- United States -- Biography; Memphis (Tenn.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century; Memphis (Tenn.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century; Memphis (Tenn.) -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "One of the forgotten builders of the modern Democratic Party was Memphis mayor and congressman Edward Hull Crump (1874-1954). Crump created a biracial, multiethnic coalition within the segregated South that transformed the Mississippi Delta's largest city into a modern southern metropolis. Crump expanded city regulatory power, increased government efficiency, and established a publicly owned electric utility. In addition, he secured a comprehensive flood control system for portions of the lower Mississippi River Valley. G. Wayne Dowdy cataloged the personal papers of Crump for the Memphis Public Library and brings Southern political history to life in this biography."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A business government by a business man; title: The black flag of machine politics; title: The people have made their statement; title: A good Tammany Hall Tennessean; title: The honor of having no opposition; title: God bless you, boss.