Bøker i Modern South-serien

This is the first comprehensive state study of how southern Jews-and non-Jews-dealt with the coming of the Good War and the Nazi persecution of European Jews. Dan J. Puckett examines the Jews of Alabama and shows that they were fully aware of events that affected Jews both nationally and internationally.

Examines the role of press coverage in promoting the mission of the TVA, facilitating family relocation, and formulating the historical legacy of the New Deal. This book describes Tennessee's preexisting conditions, analyses the effects of relocation, and argues that local newspapers had a significant impact in promoting the TVA's agenda.

Provides analytical study of Wallace's political life that emphasizes his activities and their impact within the state of Alabama. This title examines the development of policy during the Wallace administrations and documents Wallace's relationship with his constituents in ways that go beyond racial politics.

A biography of a forgotten poet who used his name and influence to speak up for those on the margins of society. John Beecher (1904-1980) never had the public prominence of his famous ancestors, but as a poet, professor, sociologist, New Deal administrator, journalist, and civil rights activist, he spent his life fighting for the voiceless and oppressed with a distinct moral sensibility.

In sharp contrast to the 'melting pot' reputation of the United States, the American South - with its history of slavery, Jim Crow, and the civil rights movement - has been perceived in stark and simplistic demographic terms. This volume offers essays that explore an overlooked part of the South's story - Asian immigration to the region.