Mothers of massive resistance : white women and the politics of white supremacy / Elizabeth Gillespie McRae.
Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190271749.Subject(s): White supremacy movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Women, White -- Political activity -- United States -- History | Women, White -- United States -- Attitudes -- History -- 20th century | Women, White -- United States -- Social life and customs -- History -- 20th century | Segregation -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Race discrimination -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century | United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century | Politics and Government | Politics & governmentAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190271718DDC classification: 320.56909730904 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 'Mothers of Massive Resistance' tells the story of how white women shaped racial segregation in the South and postwar conservatism across the nation. Through their work in social welfare, public education, partisan politics, and culture, they created a massive resistance that spanned five decades, and continues to mobilize local communities and survive legislative defeat.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Mothers of Massive Resistance' tells the story of how white women shaped racial segregation in the South and postwar conservatism across the nation. Through their work in social welfare, public education, partisan politics, and culture, they created a massive resistance that spanned five decades, and continues to mobilize local communities and survive legislative defeat.
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