![]() ![]() A combination of economic, political, and social crises in the South in this period “was the perfect cultural seedbed for aggression against the minority race” (147). The Populists also moved away from their appeal to class coalition across races. As a result, the conservatives “raised the cry of ‘Negro domination’ and white supremacy” (144). The conservatives-with their paternalistic support of African Americans-were weakened by financial scandals and an economic depression. Political parties gradually moved away from supporting African Americans. This national shift coincided with internal resistance to racism relaxing in the South. ![]() In particular, Woodward highlights a series of decisions by the US Supreme Court between 18 the racial justifications of American imperialism in the Philippines, Hawaii, and Cuba and a growing acceptance of racism as a doctrine. Chapter 3 describes a “cumulative weakening of resistance to racism” (131) across the United States in the last decades of the 19th century. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |