Black Republicans and the transformation of the GOP
By: Joshua D. Farrington
Series: Politics and culture in modern America; Politics and culture in modern America
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9780812248524
Subjects: Politics and government; Membership; Government policy; Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); Civil rights; African Americans; Political activity; History
Description: "Reflecting on his fifty-year effort to steer the Grand Old Party toward black voters, Memphis power broker George W. Lee declared, "Somebody had to stay in the Republican Party and fight." As Joshua Farrington recounts in his comprehensive history, Lee was one of many black Republican leaders who remained loyal after the New Deal inspired black voters to switch their allegiance from the "party of Lincoln" to the Democrats." --Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.