Simple Decency and Common Sense
The Southern Conference Movement, 1938-63
Published on 1. September 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-253-20912-2 (ISBN)
Description
"...a major contribution to the historiography of the recent South." - John Dittmer. "...an important contribution to the archives of integration and nondiscrimination." - "Publishers Weekly". In this pioneering study of the white southern liberalism, Linda Reed restores the Southern Conference for Human Welfare and the Southern Conference Educational Fund to a prominent place in American and southern history. During four decades the SCHW and SCEF, often in cooperation with the NAACP and other black organizations, sought to solve the major problems of the southern US. The SCEF became especially active in school integration during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bloomington, IN
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
9 b&w photos
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-253-20912-2 (9780253209122)
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Content
Chronology Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: A New Answer to the Old Questions of Southern Proverty and Backwardness Chapter 2: How the southern Conference Movement Operated: Administration, Finances, Membership, and Literature Chapter 3: Alienation, Fear, and Red-baiting Chapter 4: Making Poll Tax a National Issue Chapter 5: Southern Liberalism and the Search for Racial Justice during World War II Chapter 6: Critical Years for SCHW Chapter 7: The Perpetuation of an SCHW Legacy Chapter 8: SCEF and the Challenge of Desegregation Chapter 9: White Southern Backlash and the High Price for a Just Cause Conclusion Bibliographical Essay Appendix Notes Index