| Struggle for Mastery: Disfranchisement in the South, 1888-1908 Contributor(s): Perman, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 080784909X ISBN-13: 9780807849095 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2001 Annotation: 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 Mastery" is 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 state by state. Because he examines each state within its region-wide context, he is able to identify patterns and connections that have previously gone unnoticed. Broadening the context even further, Perman explores the federal government's seeming acquiescence in this development, the relationship between disfranchisement and segregation, and the political system that emerged after the decimation of the South's electorate. The result is an insightful and persuasive interpretation of this highly significant, yet generally misunderstood, episode in U.S. history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - State & Local - General - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections |
| Dewey: 324.620 |
| LCCN: 00041773 |
| Series: Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.39 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - South - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 Mastery is 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 state by state. Because he examines each state within its region-wide context, he is able to identify patterns and connections that have previously gone unnoticed. Broadening the context even further, Perman explores the federal government's seeming acquiescence in this development, the relationship between disfranchisement and segregation, and the political system that emerged after the decimation of the South's electorate. The result is an insightful and persuasive interpretation of this highly significant, yet generally misunderstood, episode in U.S. history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Perman, Michael: - Michael Perman is Research Professor in the Humanities at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His books include Emancipation and Reconstruction, 1862-1879 and the award-winning Road to Redemption: Southern Politics, 1869-1879. |