The Disfranchisement Myth Poor Whites and Suffrage Restriction in Alabama (Choice Outstanding Academic Books) by GlennFeldman Paperback, 328 Pages, Published 2010 by University Of Georgia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-3510-0, ISBN: 0-8203-3510-X
"This study challenges decades of scholarship on the roots of disfranchisement in America, arguing that historians have misunderstood the role of race and class in this antidemocratic movement. In 1901 Alabama adopted a new state constitution intended to strip its black citizens of their voting rights. Alabama was not the only state that disfranchised blacks; however, it was the only one where the issue was put to a popular vote by refer ..."
Nation within a Nation(1st Edition) The American South and the Federal Government by GlennFeldman Paperback, 366 Pages, Published 2019 by University Press Of Florida ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-6448-2, ISBN: 0-8130-6448-1
"From the Constitutional Convention to the Civil War to the civil rights movement, the South has exerted an outsized influence on American government and history while being distinctly anti-government. It continues to do so today with Tea Party politics. Southern states have profited immensely from federal projects, tax expenditures, and public spending, yet the region's relationship with the central government and the courts can, at the ..."
Painting Dixie Red(Reprint) When, Where, Why, and How the South Became Republican (New Perspectives on the History of the South) by GlennFeldman Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2014 by University Press Of Florida ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-6098-9, ISBN: 0-8130-6098-2
""An eloquent and important examination of one of the most significant political trends of the last fifty years, revealing how prescient President Lyndon Johnson was on the occasion of his signing of the 1965 Civil Rights Bill when he made his famous comment about handing the South over to the Republicans for a generation."--Ralph Young, author of "Dissent in America"Has the South, once the "Solid South" of the Democratic Party, truly be ..."
"Politics, while always an integral part of the daily life in the South, took on a new level of importance after the Civil War. Today, political strategists view the South as an essential region to cultivate if political hopefuls are to have a chance of winning elections at the national level. Although operating within the context of a secular government, American politics is decidedly marked by a Christian influence. In the mostly Prote ..."
""Before Brown" details the ferment in civil rights that took place across the South before the momentous "Brown vs. Board of Education" decision in 1954. This collection refutes the notion that the movement began with the Supreme Court decision, and suggests, rather, that the movement originated in the 1930s and earlier, spurred by the Great Depression and, later, World War II events that would radically shape the course of politics in ..."
The Irony of the Solid South(1st Edition) Democrats, Republicans, and Race, 1865-1944 by GlennFeldman Hardcover, 459 Pages, Published 2013 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-1793-5, ISBN: 0-8173-1793-7
"The Irony of the Solid South examines how the south became the "Solid South" for the Democratic Party and how that solidarity began to crack with the advent of American involvement in World War II. Relying on a sophisticated analysis of secondary research--as well as a wealth of deep research in primary sources such as letters, diaries, interviews, court cases, newspapers, and other archival materials--Glenn Feldman argues in The Irony ..."
The Great Melding(1st Edition) War, the Dixiecrat Rebellion, and the Southern Model for America's New Conservatism (Modern South) by GlennFeldman, Kari Frederickson Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 2015 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-1866-6, ISBN: 0-8173-1866-6
"2016 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Audacious in its scope, subtle in its analysis, and persuasive in its arguments, The Great Melding is the second book in Glenn Feldman’s magisterial recounting of the South’s transformation from a Reconstruction-era citadel of Democratic Party inertia to a cauldron of GOP agitation. In this pioneering study, Feldman shows how the transitional years after World War II, the Dixiecrat episode, and the ..."
The Disfranchisement Myth Poor Whites and Suffrage Restriction in Alabama by GlennFeldman Hardcover, 328 Pages, Published 2004 by University Of Georgia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-2615-3, ISBN: 0-8203-2615-1
"This study challenges decades of scholarship on the roots of disfranchisement in America, arguing that historians have misunderstood the role of race and class in this antidemocratic movement. In 1901 Alabama adopted a new state constitution intended to strip its black citizens of their voting rights. Alabama was not the only state that disfranchised blacks; however, it was the only one where the issue was put to a popular vote by refer ..."
" This collection of essays examines the contributions of some of the most notable interpreters of southern history and culture, furthering our understanding of the best historical work produced on the region. Historian Glenn Feldman gathers together a group of essays that examine the efforts of important scholars to discuss and define the South's distinctiveness. The volume includes 18 chapters on such notable historians as John Hope ..."
Nation within a Nation(1st Edition) The American South and the Federal Government by GlennFeldman Hardcover, 364 Pages, Published 2014 by University Press Of Florida ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-4987-8, ISBN: 0-8130-4987-3
"“Original, illuminating, and provocative, Nation within a Nation is certain to challenge those who deny southern exceptionalism. These essays show the complexity, hypocrisy, and, yes, perversion in this tortured relationship.”—Orville Vernon Burton, author of The Age of Lincoln “Feldman has put together an impressive array of scholars who intelligently analyze the peculiar, somewhat dysfunctional, somewhat hypocritical relationship of t ..."
Painting Dixie Red(1st Edition) When, Where, Why, and How the South Became Republican (New Perspectives on the History of the South) by GlennFeldman Hardcover, 432 Pages, Published 2011 by University Press Of Florida ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-3684-7, ISBN: 0-8130-3684-4
"“An eloquent and important examination of one of the most significant political trends of the last fifty years, revealing how prescient President Lyndon Johnson was on the occasion of his signing of the 1965 Civil Rights Bill when he made his famous comment about handing the South over to the Republicans for a generation.”—Ralph Young, author of Dissent in AmericaHas the South, once the “Solid South” of the Democratic Party, truly becom ..."
"This first book-length examination of the Klan in Alabama represents exhaustive research that challenges traditional interpretations.The Ku Klux Klan has wielded considerable power both as a terrorist group and as a political force. Usually viewed as appearing in distinct incarnations, the Klans of the 20th century are now shown by Glenn Feldman to have a greater degree of continuity than has been previously suspected. Victims of Klan t ..."
"Social and political history of the modern South. This collection of essays on the social and political history of the modern South consider the region’s poor, racial mores and race relations, economic opportunity, Protestant activism, political coalitions and interest groups, social justice, and progressive reform. History and Hope in the Heart of Dixie illuminates the dual role of historian and public advocate in modern America. In ..."
Religion in the South Politics and Religion in the White South RELS by GlennFeldman 400 Pages, Published 2005 by University Press Of Kentucky ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-7173-9, ISBN: 0-8131-7173-3
"Hertzberg, Strangers within the Gate City, 164. The school board financed a night
school in 1906 and a few years later an elementary school at Elsas's factory.
Melvin W. Eckes, From Ivy Street to Kennedy Center: Centennial History of the
Atlanta Public School System (Atlanta, n.p., 1972). Herbert Elsas served as one
of Leo Frank's defense attorneys, as did Leonard Haas, Aaron's son. “The
Fighting Idealist—A Portrait of Herbert Jose ..."
From Demagogue to Dixiecrat Horace Wilkinson and the Politics of Race by GlennFeldman Hardcover, 311 Pages, Published 1995 by Univ Pr Of Amer ISBN-13: 978-0-8191-9782-5, ISBN: 0-8191-9782-3
"This biography of Horace C. Wilkinson (1887-1957) shows how the influential Alabaman political figure was a notorious racist and demagogue. His gift is shown to have been a combination of crass political opportunism and hardcore white supremacist logic buttressed by religious justification."
From Demagogue to Dixiecrat Horace Wilkinson and the Politics of Race by GlennFeldman Paperback, 330 Pages, Published 1995 by Univ Pr Of Amer ISBN-13: 978-0-8191-9783-2, ISBN: 0-8191-9783-1
"This biography of Horace C. Wilkinson (1887-1957) shows how the influential Alabaman political figure was a notorious racist and demagogue. His gift is shown to have been a combination of crass political opportunism and hardcore white supremacist logic buttressed by religious justification."
""Before Brown" details the ferment in civil rights that took place across the South before the momentous "Brown vs. Board of Education" decision in 1954. This collection refutes the notion that the movement began with the Supreme Court decision, and suggests, rather, that the movement originated in the 1930s and earlier, spurred by the Great Depression and, later, World War II events that would radically shape the course of politics in ..."
"This collection of essays examines the contributions of some of the most notable interpreters of southern history and culture, furthering our understanding of the best historical work produced on the region. Historian Glenn Feldman gathers together a group of essays that examine the efforts of important scholars to discuss and define the South's distinctiveness. The volume includes 18 chapters on such notable historians as John Hope Fra ..."