Making Minnesota liberal : civil rights and the transformation of the Democratic Party

Title
: 
Making Minnesota liberal : civil rights and the transformation of the Democratic Party

Author
: 
Delton, Jennifer A. (Jennifer Alice), 1964-

ISBN
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9780816639229

Publication Information
: 
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2002.

Physical Description
: 
xxvi, 226 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents
: 
The rise and fall of the Farmer-Labor Party -- The new two-party liberalism -- Antiracism and the politics of unity -- The Black communities in Minnesota -- An independent Black interest group -- Civil rights in local politics -- Civil rights in party politics -- The 1948 election and the triumph of the Democratic political order -- Civil rights and the fate of postwar liberalism.

Corporate Subject
: 
Democratic Party (Minn.) -- History -- 20th century.
 
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party -- History.

Subject Term
: 
Liberalism -- Minnesota -- History.
 
Political parties -- Minnesota -- History -- 20th century.
 
African Americans -- Minnesota -- History -- Civil rights -- 20th century.
 
African Americans -- Politics and government -- Minnesota -- 20th century.
 
Racism -- Minnesota -- Political aspects.

Geographic Term
: 
Minnesota -- Politics and government -- 1858-1950.
 
Minnesota -- Race relations -- Political aspects.


LibraryCall NumberStatus
Stillwater Public Library323.196073 DELNonfiction Collection