{"product_id":"georgia-democrats-the-civil-rights-movement-and-the-shaping-of-the-new-south-paperback","title":"Georgia Democrats, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Shaping of the New South - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim S. R. Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tim Boyd has significantly reassessed the nature of southern politics in post-World War II America in this magnificent work. This is a first-rate history of Georgia politics in the modern era.\"--Gregory Schneider, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Conservative Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The precipitous fall of the Democratic Party in southern politics during the latter half of the twentieth century has sparked a rich scholarly debate. Many theories have been put forward to explain the sea change that swept Democrats out of office and replaced them with a new Republican order. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this timely volume, Tim Boyd challenges one of the most prominent explanations for this shift: the \"white backlash\" theory. Taking the political experience in Georgia as a case study, he makes a compelling argument that New South politics formed out of the factional differences within the state Democratic Party and not simply as a result of white reactions to the civil rights movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Boyd deftly shows how Georgia Democrats forged a successful (if morally problematic) response to the civil rights movement, allowing them to remain in power until internal divisions eventually weakened the party. The result is a study that recognizes the myriad forces southern leaders faced as the Jim Crow South gave way to new political realities and greatly enhances our understanding of southern politics today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim S. R. Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e is a history teacher at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. Previously, he taught American studies at Vanderbilt University\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 318\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749788713248,"sku":"9780813061474","price":48.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e41487157f0904bb529d2e12503ac438.webp?v=1779938553","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/georgia-democrats-the-civil-rights-movement-and-the-shaping-of-the-new-south-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}