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Beschreibung

On the tails of an election with the subject of race at the forefront, Wrong on Race uncovers a hidden past that many Democrats would rather see swept under the carpet. Ranging from the founding of the Republic through to today, it rectifies the unfair perceptions of America's two national parties. While Nixon's infamous "Southern Strategy" is constantly referenced in the media, less well remembered are Woodrow Wilson's segregation of the entire Federal civil service; FDR's appointment of a member of the KKK to the Supreme Court; John F. Kennedy's apathy towards civil rights legislation; and the ascension of Robert Byrd, who is current President pro tempore of the Senate, third in line in the presidential line of succession, and a former member of the KKK.

On the tails of an election with the subject of race at the forefront, Wrong on Race uncovers a hidden past that many Democrats would rather see swept under the carpet. Ranging from the founding of the Republic through to today, it rectifies the unfair perceptions of America's two national parties. While Nixon's infamous "Southern Strategy" is constantly referenced in the media, less well remembered are Woodrow Wilson's segregation of the entire Federal civil service; FDR's appointment of a member of the KKK to the Supreme Court; John F. Kennedy's apathy towards civil rights legislation; and the ascension of Robert Byrd, who is current President pro tempore of the Senate, third in line in the presidential line of succession, and a former member of the KKK.

Über den Autor
Bruce Bartlett is an economic historian who has spent the last 30 years working in politics and public policy. He is the author of The New American Economy. He has served in numerous governmental positions, including as a domestic policy adviser to President Ronald Reagan and a treasury official under President George H.W. Bush. He is a weekly columnist for [...]. and has written for The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, National Review, Commentary, and Fortune. He is also a frequent guest on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Lou Dobbs' Moneyline, NBC Nightly News, Nightline, Crossfire, Wall Street Week, CNN, CNBC, and Fox News Channel, among others.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction * PART I: THE RACIST ORIGINS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY * Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and Stephen A. Douglas Sow the Seeds of Civil War * Andrew Johnson: The Man Who Tried to Wreck Reconstruction and Paved the Way for Jim Crow * PART II: SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS: RACIST TO THE CORE * Ben Tillman, Cole Blease, and James F. Byrnes: Democrats of South Carolina * Tom Watson, Hoke Smith, Eugene Talmadge, and Richard B. Russell: Democrats of Georgia * James Vardaman and Theodore Bilbo: Democrats of Mississippi * PART III: DEMOCRATS IN THE WHITE HOUSE: BLACKS SENT TO THE BACK DOOR * Woodrow Wilson: Reactionary Progressive * Franklin D. Roosevelt: Insensitive Liberal * PART IV: DEMOCRATIC RACISM FINALLY REPUDIATED * Harry S. Truman: Unsung Civil Rights Hero * Democrats Jump on the Civil Rights Bandwagon * Racial Double Standards

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780230610996
ISBN-10: 0230610994
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Bartlett, Bruce
Hersteller: St. Martin's Griffin
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Bruce Bartlett
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.01.2009
Gewicht: 0,468 kg
Artikel-ID: 109214681

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