{"product_id":"georgia-democrats-the-civil-rights-tim-s-r-boyd-9780813061474","title":"Georgia Democrats, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Shaping of the New South","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Tim Boyd has significantly reassessed the nature of southern politics in post-World War II America in this magnificent work. This is a first-rate history of Georgia politics in the modern era.\"--Gregory Schneider, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Conservative Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The precipitous fall of the Democratic Party in southern politics during the latter half of the twentieth century has sparked a rich scholarly debate. Many theories have been put forward to explain the sea change that swept Democrats out of office and replaced them with a new Republican order. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this timely volume, Tim Boyd challenges one of the most prominent explanations for this shift: the \"white backlash\" theory. Taking the political experience in Georgia as a case study, he makes a compelling argument that New South politics formed out of the factional differences within the state Democratic Party and not simply as a result of white reactions to the civil rights movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Boyd deftly shows how Georgia Democrats forged a successful (if morally problematic) response to the civil rights movement, allowing them to remain in power until internal divisions eventually weakened the party. The result is a study that recognizes the myriad forces southern leaders faced as the Jim Crow South gave way to new political realities and greatly enhances our understanding of southern politics today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim S. R. Boyd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813061474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813061474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d","brand":"Tim S. R. Boyd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45898902274303,"sku":"9780813061474","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f0a9944-e76c-4b78-9e3a-baa83e412cb2.jpg?v=1721377390","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/georgia-democrats-the-civil-rights-tim-s-r-boyd-9780813061474","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}