Republicans and race
Subtitle: the GOP's frayed relationship with African Americans, 1945-1974
By: Timothy N. Thurber
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9780700619382
Subjects: Politics and government; Race relations; Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); Party affiliation; Civil rights; African Americans; Political activity; History
Description: "In a book that looks backward to the New Deal and forward to the 2012 election, Thurber provides the reader a fresh and nuanced account of the GOP's relationship with African Americans during a crucial three decades of heightened civil rights activism, a period that has shaped the politics of both to this day. His book credits Republican contributions to civil rights advances but explains the reasons for the party's alienation from blacks while challenging the accusation that its "Southern strategy" was deliberately racist. Given the depth of research and probity of its interpretation, this work will come to be regarded as "the definitive study of the Republican Party and civil rights for decades to come" (Irvin Gellman)"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.