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The shaping of Southern politics
Suffrage Restriction and the Establishment of the One-Party South, 1880-1910
Book • 1974
This book by J. Morgan Kousser examines the transformation of the Southern political system from the post-Reconstruction era to the early 20th century.
It focuses on how suffrage restrictions, such as poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses, contributed to the establishment of a one-party system in the South.
The work is based on a thorough analysis of election data and historical context, providing insights into the political and social changes of the period.
It focuses on how suffrage restrictions, such as poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses, contributed to the establishment of a one-party system in the South.
The work is based on a thorough analysis of election data and historical context, providing insights into the political and social changes of the period.
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Recommended by Sean Illing for its insights into the undemocratic rollback of democracy in the U.S. South.
How Democracies Die
