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A question of justice : New South governors and education, 1968-1976 /

This illuminating study treats three pivotal governors whose impact on southern identity, politics, and culture has been profound, changing the region forever. In southern politics, 1970 marked a watershed. A group of southern governors entered office that year and changed both the way the nation lo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harvey, Gordon E. (Gordon Earl), 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This illuminating study treats three pivotal governors whose impact on southern identity, politics, and culture has been profound, changing the region forever. In southern politics, 1970 marked a watershed. A group of southern governors entered office that year and changed both the way the nation looked at the South and the way the constituents of those states viewed themselves. Reubin Askew in Florida, John West in South Carolina, Jimmy Carter in Georgia, and Albert Brewer in Alabama all represented a new breed of progressive moderate politician that helped demolish Jim Crow segregation and t.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 229 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-220) and index.
ISBN:9780817313371
0817313370