Thurmond’s backlash: An analysis of Strom Thurmond’s backlash against the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and civil rights in the context of Massive Resistance and Southern political realignment, 1954-1964

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Boer, Leander den (2020)

Thurmond’s backlash: An analysis of Strom Thurmond’s backlash against the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and civil rights in the context of Massive Resistance and Southern political realignment, 1954-1964

Bachelor thesis | Geschiedenis (BA)

This thesis argues that Southern Senator Strom Thurmond was a leader in Southern resistance against desegregation. It highlights the importance of Massive Resistance as a defining moment in the South's shift from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party. It delves into the backlash against the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and argues that the 1950s and 1960s are a defining era of political realignment in American political history.

Southern politics

Massive Resistance

American political realignment

Author: Boer, Leander den

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation: Algemene Geschiedenis

Supervisors: Schmidli, W.M.

ECTS Credits: 15

Language: en

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Thurmond’s backlash: An analysis of Strom Thurmond’s backlash against the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and civil rights in the context of Massive Resistance and Southern political realignment, 1954-1964