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Political Power in Alabama

Carl Grafton, Anne Permaloff
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      Political Power in Alabama is the sequel to Anne Permaloff and Carl Grafton's Big Mules and Branchheads, a biography of the populist governor "Big Jim" Folsom. Encompassing the years from 1958 to 1970 and the gubernatorial terms of John Patterson, George Wallace, Lurleen Wallace, and Albert Brewer, the present volume offers a full account of the breakup of the Big Mule Alliance, the elite coalition of Alabama's largest industrial and agricultural interests, and the subsequent effects on the state's political environment. Dominating Alabama politics for most of the century through disenfranchisement and control of the legislature, the "Big Mules" wanted low taxes, a minimally effective school system, no effective labor unions, a small electorate, and racial segregation. By 1958, however, the Big Mules' urban and rural elements had grown disaffected with one another, and outside forces were driving them apart. In a few years, the legislature and the electorate would be drastically restructured. Although this period could have been a time to set new policy directions for the state, say Permaloff and Grafton, many opportunities for change were squandered, establishing the politics of Alabama today and the problems facing the state. Political Power in Alabama covers an extraordinarily complex set of issues and events, including the civil rights struggle, urban-rural disparities, the lack of party competition, the structure of the tax system, and the economic and cultural gaps separating Alabama and the rest of the South from the nation.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Carl Grafton, Anne Permaloff EAN: 9780820331898 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 333 g HEIGHT: 0 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: University of Georgia Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2008-12-01 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General WIDTH: 0 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Politics and government, History of the Americas

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      Carl Grafton (Author) CARL GRAFTON is a professor emeritus of political science and public administration at Auburn University at Montgomery. Anne Permaloff (Author) ANNE PERMALOFF is a professor emerita of political science and public administration at Auburn University at Montgomery.
      Political Power in Alabama is the sequel to Anne Permaloff and Carl Grafton's Big Mules and Branchheads, a biography of the populist governor "Big Jim" Folsom. Encompassing the years from 1958 to 1970 and the gubernatorial terms of John Patterson, George Wallace, Lurleen Wallace, and Albert Brewer, the present volume offers a full account of the breakup of the Big Mule Alliance, the elite coalition of Alabama's largest industrial and agricultural interests, and the subsequent effects on the state's political environment. Dominating Alabama politics for most of the century through disenfranchisement and control of the legislature, the "Big Mules" wanted low taxes, a minimally effective school system, no effective labor unions, a small electorate, and racial segregation. By 1958, however, the Big Mules' urban and rural elements had grown disaffected with one another, and outside forces were driving them apart. In a few years, the legislature and the electorate would be drastically restructured. Although this period could have been a time to set new policy directions for the state, say Permaloff and Grafton, many opportunities for change were squandered, establishing the politics of Alabama today and the problems facing the state. Political Power in Alabama covers an extraordinarily complex set of issues and events, including the civil rights struggle, urban-rural disparities, the lack of party competition, the structure of the tax system, and the economic and cultural gaps separating Alabama and the rest of the South from the nation.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Carl Grafton, Anne Permaloff EAN: 9780820331898 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 333 g HEIGHT: 0 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: University of Georgia Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2008-12-01 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General WIDTH: 0 cm SPINE:

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      Politics and government, History of the Americas

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      Carl Grafton (Author) CARL GRAFTON is a professor emeritus of political science and public administration at Auburn University at Montgomery. Anne Permaloff (Author) ANNE PERMALOFF is a professor emerita of political science and public administration at Auburn University at Montgomery.

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