Why White Liberals Fail
Race and Southern Politics from FDR to Trump
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Anthony J. Badger’s book examines the relationship between white liberalism, race, and Southern politics from the New Deal to the era of Donald Trump.
It explores the contradictions of liberal coalitions that expanded social provision while accommodating segregation and white political power.
The book places Franklin Roosevelt’s administration within the longer history of American racial politics.
Andrew Keen invokes it while discussing Roosevelt’s alliance with African Americans and Southern segregationists.
Its central concern is why liberal reform repeatedly struggled to confront racial injustice fully.
It explores the contradictions of liberal coalitions that expanded social provision while accommodating segregation and white political power.
The book places Franklin Roosevelt’s administration within the longer history of American racial politics.
Andrew Keen invokes it while discussing Roosevelt’s alliance with African Americans and Southern segregationists.
Its central concern is why liberal reform repeatedly struggled to confront racial injustice fully.
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