Struggle for Mastery Disfranchisement in the South, 1888-1908

Name: Struggle for Mastery Disfranchisement in the South, 1888-1908
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ISBN: 9780807849095

ISBN-10: 080784909X

ISBN-13: 9780807849095

Edition: 2001

Authors: Michael Perman

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Around 1900, the southern states embarked on a series of political campaigns aimed at disfranchising large numbers of voters. By 1908, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia had succeeded in depriving virtually all African Americans, and a large number of lower-class whites, of the voting rights they had possessed since Reconstruction--rights they would not regain for over half a century. Struggle for Masteryis the most complete and systematic study to date of the history of disfranchisement in the South. After examining the origins and objectives of disfranchisement, Michael Perman traces the process as it unfolded…

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List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 2/26/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 0.92" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Disfranchisement in History



Devising Disfranchisement ""The Great Problem"" in Its Final Phase



Supervising the South Federal Election Laws, 1890-1894



Embarking on Disfranchisement Tennessee and Arkansas, 1889-1892



Harmonizing Rival Factions I Mississippi, 1890



Harmonizing Rival Factions II South Carolina, 1895



Conciliating the South Mckinley Administration, 1896-1901



Defeating Fusion I Louisiana, 1898



Defeating Fusion II North Carolina, 1898-1900



Reforming the Black Belt I Alabama, 1901



Reforming the Black Belt II Virginia, 1901-1902



Exonerating the South Congress, 1901-1906



Reinforcing Disfranchisement the Rise of Segregation



Forging a Reform Coalition Texas and Georgia, 1901-1908



Finishing Disfranchisement the Direct Primary and the Eviscerated Electorate


Conclusion: Disfranchisement in Context


Notes


Bibliography


Index