UID:
almafu_9960964560202883
Format:
1 online resource (315 p.)
ISBN:
1-4968-0273-X
Content:
As Mississippi's attorney general from 1956 to 1969, Joe T. Patterson led the legal defense for Jim Crow in the state. He faced a dilemma that confronted all white southerners: how to maintain an artificially elevated position for whites in southern society without resorting to violence or intimidation.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Lessons in practical segregation -- Challenges for the Jim Crow hierarchy -- Fissures in the segregationist fold -- White paranoia and black informants -- Black advancement and federal intervention -- Braying jackasses -- Would-be ruthless dictators -- Freedom summer -- Practical racism -- School desegregation and freedom of choice.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4968-0269-1
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
