CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. CONTENTS ix
4. TABLES x
5. FIGURES xiii
6. PART ONE. Introduction
7. 1. The Scope of the Study 3
8. 2. The Analytic Framework 10
9. PART TWO. Historical Perspectives
10. 3. Candidates, Campaigns, and Racial Segregation before 1954 29
11. 4. The Deep South States and Racial Segregation 48
12. 5. The Peripheral South States and Racial Segregation 87
13. PART THREE. Racial Segregation and the Southern Electoral Process
14. 6. The Major Candidates 145
15. 7. The Democratic First Primary 162
16. 8. The Democratic Second Primary 199
17. 9. The General Election 244
18. 10. The Governors 281
19. PART FOUR. Conclusion
20. 11. Explaining Racial Change in Southern Electoral Politics 309
21. Appendixes. Notes. Index
22. Appendix A. Classification of Individual Candidates 347
23. Appendix B. Determining the Gore Segregationist Vote 353
24. Notes 356
25. Index 401