Bitter Harvest: Richmond Flowers and the Civil Rights Revolution - Hardcover

Hayman, John

 
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Writing for a general audience, Hayman, a retired college teacher and author, focuses on Richard Flowers's political career, especially as Alabama attorney general (1962-66), in relation to the Civil Rrights movement. Hayman concentrates on three major themes. First, the Civil Rights movement is central to post-World War II Southern history. Second, the movement morally challenged Flowers and other politically moderate white Southerners to overcome racial segregation. And third, despite the support of Flowers and others for racial justice, a failure in civic leadership occurred when many Alabama politicians encouraged racial violence. From his extensive interviews with Flowers, along with accounts from newspapers and other sources, including the works of highly acclaimed historians like C. Vann Woodward, Hayman presents an interesting biography that critically assesses one white Southerner who took a stand against white supremacy. Recommended for public and academic libraries.?Charles L. Lumpkins, Bloomsburg Univ. Lib., Pa.
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