The Southernization of American Politics (Research Note)

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  • John S. Jackson

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.2374-7781.1987.8.0.62-68

Abstract

When I was growing up in South Arkansas in the 1950s the Civil War was very much still with us. I had a great-grandfather who fought in the war and his Civil War musket was an heirloom in our home. My friends drove pick-up trucks with Confederate flags and signs that showed a mean looking Confederate soldier saying “Forget Hell” or “The South’s going to rise again!” My thesis here tonight is that the old slogan “The South’s going to rise again” has proved prophetic in American politics. That is, in the words of the title of my lecture, we have seen over the past two decades the “Southemization” of American politics.

References

Abbott, David and Edward Rogowsky, (1978). Political Parties. Chicago: Rand McNally.

Campbell, Angus, et al., (1960). The American Voter. New York: Wiley.

Key Jr. V.O., (1949). Southern Politics. New York: Vintage Books.

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1988-01-01

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