The Byrd Machine in Virginia: The Rise and Fall of a Conservative Political Organization - Couverture souple

Pope, Michael Lee

 
9781467139205: The Byrd Machine in Virginia: The Rise and Fall of a Conservative Political Organization
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1467139203 ISBN 13 : 9781467139205
Editeur : History Press, 2022

Synopsis

The Byrd Machine ran Virginia politics for more than half a century.

This political organization rose to power during the era of Jim Crow, wielding power and influence over everything from who got the nod to be governor to how the state maintained racial segregation. Inheriting its tactics from two previous political machines, the Byrd organization operated with a pathological hatred of debt spending, crushing the power of labor unions and forcing its will on Black schoolchildren protesting separate and unequal facilities. The nadir of its era was massive resistance, a move to close public schools rather than integrate them.

Journalist and author Michael Lee Pope details the rise and fall of the last great political machine in Virginia.

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À propos de l?auteur

Michael Lee Pope is an award-winning journalist who lives in Old Town Alexandria. He has reported for NPR, the New York Daily News and Northern Virginia magazine. He has a master's degree in American studies from Florida State University, and he is a former adjunct professor at Tallahassee Community College.

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Éditeur
History Press
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1467139203
ISBN 13 
9781467139205
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
176
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