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Revolt of the Rednecks : Mississippi Politics, 1876-1925

In post-Civil War years agriculture in Mississippi, as elsewhere, was in a depressed condition. The price of cotton steadily declined, and the farmer was hard put to meet the payments on his mortgage. At the same time the corporate and banking interests of the state seemed to prosper. There were rea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kirwan, Albert Dennis
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, University of Kentucky Press, 1951.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Preface; Contents; I. The Struggle for the Negro Vote; II. Suppression of Independents; III. Party Machinery; IV. Agrarian Discontent; V. Corporations and the Farmers; VI. Calling the Constitutional Convention; VII. Franchise and Apportionment; VIII. The Farmers Revolt; IX. Populism; X. McLaurinism; XI. The Primary Law of 1902; XII. New Sectional Alignments; XIII. The First Primary Election; XIV. Social Reform; XV. The Election of 1907; XVI. The Secret Caucus; XVII. The Election of 1911; XVIII. Old and New Factions; XIX. The Rise of Bilbo; XX. Reform-and Scandal
  • XXI. The Faction DividesXXII. Exit Vardaman; XXIII. Conclusion; Critical Essay on Authorities; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y