Deep Roots: How Slavery Still Shapes Southern Politics
White people imposed the harshest postemancipation racial policies in those areas of the U.S. South that had most heavily relied on slave labor, and today-via intergenerational transmission of practices and attitudes, a complex dynamic that the authors carefully dissect-white southerners in these sa...
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Published in: | The Journal of southern history 2019-11, Vol.85 (4), p.972-974 |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | White people imposed the harshest postemancipation racial policies in those areas of the U.S. South that had most heavily relied on slave labor, and today-via intergenerational transmission of practices and attitudes, a complex dynamic that the authors carefully dissect-white southerners in these same areas tend to display more hostility toward African Americans and more skepticism toward policies designed to benefit racial minorities when compared with white people elsewhere in the South. The authors build and support their central argument from quantitative data, particularly public opinion surveys, economic indicators, and demographic statistics. In the mid-twentieth century, reformist interventions-civil rights activism, the passage of antidiscrimination laws, and the growth of African American political power-changed institutional practices and reduced racial inequalities. |
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ISSN: | 0022-4642 2325-6893 |
DOI: | 10.1353/soh.2019.0250 |