The Door of Hope: Republican Presidents and the First Southern Strategy, 1877-1933

by Edward O. Frantz

Book Overview

How did the political party of Lincoln--of emancipation--become the party of the South and of white resentment? How did Jefferson Davis's old party become the preferred choice for most southern blacks? Most scholars date these transformations to the administrations of Presidents Eisenhower, Nixon, and Reagan. Edward Frantz challenges this myopic view by closely examining the complex and often contradictory rhetoric and symbolism utilized by Republicans...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813044472
• ISBN13: 9780813044477
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"