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Race, Reason, and Massive Resistance: The Diary of David J. Mays, 1954-1959 - Politics and Culture in the Twentieth-Century South First edition
Race, Reason, and Massive Resistance: The Diary of David J. Mays, 1954-1959 - Politics and Culture in the Twentieth-Century South
David J. Mays
These private writings by a prominent white southern lawyer offer insight into his state’s embrace of massive white resistance following the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling. They offer an insider’s view of Virginia’s shift toward extremism in defiance of school desegregation.
328 pages, 15 b&w photos
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 15, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780820330259 |
| Publishers | University of Georgia Press |
| Pages | 328 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 235 × 26 mm · 607 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Sweeney, James R. |