Public Address in the Twentieth-Century South

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Public Address in the Twentieth-Century South The Evolution of a Region

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W. Stuart Towns

Book Code: C6224

ISBN: 0-275-96224-5

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-96224-1

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256 pages, photographs

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 1/30/1999

List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Paperback

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Clearly written, this volume is higly recommended for public, college, and university libraries.
—Choice
...well organized, well written, and represent an important resource for students of rhetoric, history, the South, and the development of American culture.
—The Southern Quarterly

Description: This anthology is the only collection of speeches by southerners on the major themes that have shaped the history and culture of the South in the 20th century. Selections illustrate the evolution of the South from a land of defensiveness, poverty, and segregation at the beginning of the century to a region that prides itself, justifiably, on the fact that it has overcome these conditions and has taken its place as an equal partner in eyes of the nation. Introductory comments and biographical sketches of the speakers assist the reader in putting the speeches into historical context. In the 19th century, many southerners spoke glowingly about the "New South." Unfortunately, their rhetorical images were inaccurate and misleading. As the new century dawned, little in the South had changed. Demagogues, speakers who raised the race issue at every opportunity, ruled the political scene across the South and offered little hope for blacks, who were mired at the bottom of the economic and social ladder. After World War II, however, Southern blacks began to take matters into their own hands. They mobilized black support, along with some white advocates, and began to chip away at the citadels of segregation. Their campaign was aided by a small, but growing, handful of white southerners who believed that racial justice was the "right thing to do." They believed that they had to take a stand for racial freedom, and they did so, often at high cost. Now, for the first time in more than 100 years, southern politicians can run for office without raising the issue of race.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Public Address in the Twentieth Century South--The Evolution of a Region
The Progressive South: White Southerners Seek to Build a New Community
The Southern Demagogues: Voices for the Masses
The Civil Rights Movement in the South: "If Not Now, When!"
White Supremacy and Massive Resistance: Last Stand of the Dinosaurs
Taking a Stand for Justice: White Southerners Who Battled for Racial Change
New Southern Leadership: An Authentic New South
Index

LC Card Number: 98-23036

LCC Class: F215

Dewey Class: 975


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