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Crusades for freedom : Memphis and the political transformation of the American South /
During the first half of the twentieth century, the city of Memphis was governed by the Shelby County Democratic Party controlled by Edward Hull Crump, described by Time magazine as "the most absolute political boss in the U.S." Crusades for Freedom chronicles the demise of the Crump polit...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | During the first half of the twentieth century, the city of Memphis was governed by the Shelby County Democratic Party controlled by Edward Hull Crump, described by Time magazine as "the most absolute political boss in the U.S." Crusades for Freedom chronicles the demise of the Crump political machine and the corresponding rise to power of the South's two minorities, African Americans and Republicans. Between the years 1948 and 1968, Memphis emerged as a battleground in the struggle to create a strong two-party South |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 183 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-177) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781604734249 1604734248 1283434482 9781283434485 |