Title: Lincoln's lost legacy
First published: 2008
Description: "During the 1930s and 1940s, many African Americans left the Republican Party and joined ranks with the Democrats. Before this time, the few blacks actually able to exercise their franchise automatically voted for the party of Lincoln and emancipation. The resulting political realignment has had numerous and far-reaching impacts, including the 1948 election of Harry Truman. In Lincoln's Lost Legacy, Simon Topping examines how the Republican Party lost black voters, what they did to try to win them back, retain them, and why they failed. His work helps put current Republican problems with African American voters into a longer historical framework. This finely detailed look at the making of politics and policy investigates the evolving relationships between African Americans and political parties, ultimately revealing how political leaders' decisions or indifference can carry enormous repercussions for the rest of society."--Publisher's description.
Subjects: African Americans, Election, History, Influence, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Party affiliation, Politics and government, Presidents, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Voting, Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, Republican party (u.s. : 1854-), African americans, politics and government, Political parties, united states, Presidents, united states, election, Political activity
Places: United States
People: Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: E185.6 .T67 2008