Title After Freedom Summer : how race realigned Mississippi politics, 1965-1986 / Chris Danielson

Published Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 294 pages) : illustrations Series New perspectives on the history of the South New perspectives on the history of the South. Contents Black politics in Mississippi to 1965 -- Plates of silver, plates of mud : 1965-1970 -- Gubernatorial fantasies and gradual gains -- Fused but not healed -- Reapportionment : giving Clark some company -- The Class of 1979 and the second generation of Black political power -- Lead into gold? : The alchemy of county redistricting -- City wards and Jacksonian democracy -- The Delta District and the continuing politics of race -- Epilogue: Javitses into Eastlands, Eastlands into Barbours Summary No one disagrees that 1964--Freedom Summer--forever changed the political landscape of Mississippi. How those changes played out is the subject of Chris Danielson's fascinating new book, After Freedom Summer Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-278) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Mississippi Freedom Project -- Influence SUBJECT Mississippi Freedom Project fast Subject African Americans -- Mississippi -- Politics and government -- 20th century African American politicians -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century Political participation -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. African American politicians African Americans -- Politics and government Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Political participation Politics and government Race relations Race relations -- Political aspects SUBJECT Mississippi -- Politics and government -- 1951- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85086200 Mississippi -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century Mississippi -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- History -- 20th century Subject Mississippi Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2011018996 ISBN 9780813040639 0813040639 0813042356 9780813042350

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