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Federal Law and Southern Order, first published in 1987, examines the factors behind the federal government’s long delay in responding to racial violence during the 1950s and 1960s. The book also reveals that it was apprehension of a militant minority of white racists that ultimately spurred acquiescent state and local officials in the South to protect blacks and others involved in civil rights activities. By tracing patterns of violent racial crimes and probing the… More >>
Federal Law and Southern Order: Racial Violence and Constitutional Conflict in the Post-Brown South
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