Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prologue 1
4. Part I. A southern new deal, 1933–1945
5. Chapter one. The New Deal Southern Enthusias 23
6. Chapter two. Liberal Hopes and Conservative Fears 48
7. Part II. Racial change, a long massive resistance, and liberal fatalism, 1945–1965
8. Chapter three. A Liberal Window of Opportunity? 73
9. Chapter four. Brown and Backlash 107
10. Chapter five. Voting Rights, a Long Southern Strategy, and Conservative Accommodation 127
11. Chapter six. Thwarted Promises of a New South 142
12. Epilogue 179
13. Notes 195
14. Acknowledgments 227
15. Index 231