Title
Black Republicans and the Transformation of the GOP
Files
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Department
History
Description
Reflecting on his fifty-year effort to steer the Grand Old Party toward black voters, Memphis power broker George W. Lee declared, "Somebody had to stay in the Republican Party and fight." As Joshua Farrington recounts in his comprehensive history, Lee was one of many black Republican leaders who remained loyal after the New Deal inspired black voters to switch their allegiance from the "party of Lincoln" to the Democrats.
ISBN
978-0812248524
Publication Date
10-3-2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
City
Philadelphia
Keywords
african americans, grand old party, republican party, blacks, voting
Disciplines
American Politics | Political History | Political Science
Recommended Citation
Farrington, Joshua D., "Black Republicans and the Transformation of the GOP" (2016). EKU Faculty and Staff Books Gallery. 3.
https://encompass.eku.edu/fs_books/3
