Politics and Society in the South

Earl Black

Merle Black

    I. The Changing South

    1. Old Politics, New People

    2. Industrialization and Urbanization

    3. The Rise of Middle-Class Society

    II. The Transformation of Southern Race Relations

    4. The Old Order

    5. Penetrating the Outer Color Line

    6. The Limited Leverage of a Franchised Minority

    7. Confronting the Intermediate Color Line

    III. The Southern Electorate

    8. The Changing Electorate

    9. Contemporary Racial Attitudes

    10. The Conservative Advantage in Public Opinion

    11. The Decline of Southern "Democracy"

    IV. The Revival of Party Competition

    12. The Republican Advantage in Presidential Politics

    13. Partisan Competition for Senator and Governor

    14. The Reshaping of Southern Politics

    Notes

    Index

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Earl Black is Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Political Science at Rice University.

Merle Black is Asa G. Candler Professor of Politics and Government at Emory University.