The Citizens' Council

Organized Resistance to the Second Reconstruction, 1954-64

By: Neil R. McMillen

Write A Review

Paperback | 1 October 1994

At a Glance

Paperback
440 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
22.86 x 15.88 x 2.54

Paperback

RRP $95.99

$90.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $22.69 with

Ships in 10 to 15 business days

This in-depth account of the rise
and decline of the Citizens' Councils of America details the organization's
role in the massive resistance to school desegregation in the South following
the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education decision. Included are a new preface and
updated bibliography.
"A tour de force of research and
narration. . . in highly readable style. [McMillen] . . . seems to have read
everything the historical record has to offer on the subject and to have known
exactly what to make of it. . . Himself squarely on the side of the future,
he is sensitive to the anguish that prompted the hysteria of the misguided racist. . . .
By any test, a masterful study." -- Journal of Southern History
"Takes seriously the people who
made the movement, when ridicule and caricature would have been an easier analytical
technique. Solidly researched and well written. . . an intriguing story." --
Augustus M. Burns, Social Studies

Industry Reviews

''A tour de force of research and narration.'' -- Journal of Southern History. ''An admirable analysis of prevailing right wing and white supremacist thought.'' -- Journal of Negro History

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $79.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

You Can Find This Book In

Non-Fiction Politics & Government Political Control & Freedoms Human Rights Civil Rights & Citizenship Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary Subjects Interdisciplinary Studies Regional Studies History Regional & National History History of the Americas

Preface to the 1994 Edition
New Sources since 1971
Preface to the 1971 Edition
Prologue
Backdrop for Organized Resistance	p. 5
Organizing for Resistance
Mississippi: Mother of the Movement	p. 15
Alabama: The Bourbon and the Redneck	p. 41
Louisiana: And Catholics Too	p. 59
South Carolina and Georgia: Weak Sisters of the Deep South	p. 73
On the Periphery: Councils and Council-like Groups in the Upper South	p. 92
The Citizens Councils of America: Solidifying the South	p. 116
Beyond Dixie's Borders	p. 138
Ideology
The Prosegregation Argument	p. 159
Race and the Radical Right	p. 189
Action and Decline
Black Challenge, White Response	p. 207
Racial Orthodoxy and the White Community: The Case of Mississippi	p. 235
The Lily-White Schoolhouse	p. 267
The Politics of Racial Integrity	p. 305
Epilogue
Southern White Resistance and the Second Reconstruction	p. 357
Bibliographical Note	p. 364
Index	p. 383
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.

The Citizens' Council

Organized Resistance to the Second Reconstruction, 1954-64

At a Glance

Paperback

Industry Reviews

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in History

Looking from the North

Australian history from the top down

Mary Penfold

The true story of the great Australian winemaker, from the bestselling award-winning author of SISTER VIV and MR AND MRS GOULD

Windsor Legacy

A Royal Dynasty of Secrets, Scandal and Survival

The Breath of the Gods

The History and Future of the Wind

The Last Tsar

The Abdication of Nicholas II and the Fall of the Romanovs

Desert Dreams

The Music, Style, and Allure of Coachella

Japan Reborn

Race and Eugenics from Empire to Cold War

PIX

The Magazine that told Australia's Story

A Brief History of the End of the F*cking World

The hilarious and fascinating new book from the international bestselling author of HUMANS

This Way Up

When Maps Go Wrong (and Why it Matters)

The Courageous Life of Weary Dunlop

Surgeon, prisoner-of-war, life-saving leader and legend of the Thai-Burma Railway

The Shortest History of Australia

Australia

A history: by the former Prime Minister Tony Abbott with a foreword by Geoffrey Blainey; from convict colony to great democracy

Just Saying

Exploring twenty-five remarkable quotations to enlighten, challenge and inspire

HOW TO KILL A WITCH

A Guide For The Patriarchy

Death in Yuendumu

A dead man. A young cop. A black and white divide.

Eleanor

A 200-Mile Walk in Search of England's Lost Queen

Alchemy

An Illustrated History of Elixirs, Experiments, and the Birth of Modern Science

Resisting Erasure

Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine

Ask Not

The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed

Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World

The Butterfly Thief

adventure, empire, and Australia's greatest museum heist

Billy Elliot

BFI Film Classics

Raise Your Soul

A Personal History of Resistance

This product is categorised by