This sweeping work of cultural history explores a time of startling turbulence and change in the South, years that have often been dismissed as placid and dull. In the wake of World War II, southerners anticipated a peaceful and prosperous future, but as Pete Daniel demonstrates, the road into the 1950s took some unexpected turns.
Daniel chronicles the myriad forces that turned the world southerners had known upside down in the postwar period. In chapters that explore such subjects as the civil rights movement, segregation, and school integration; the breakdown of traditional agriculture and the ensuing rural-urban migration; gay and lesbian life; and the emergence of rock 'n' roll music and stock car racing, as well as the triumph of working-class culture, he reveals that the 1950s South was a place with the potential for revolutionary change.
In the end, however, the chance for significant transformation was squandered, Daniel argues. One can only imagine how different southern history might have been if politicians, the press, the clergy, and local leaders had supported democratic reforms that bestowed full citizenship on African Americans--and how little would have been accomplished if a handful of blacks and whites had not taken risks to bring about the changes that did come.

Daniel, Professor Pete

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press for Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C.

United States, United States of America

Chapell Hill and London, cop. 2000

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 2000

[Reprint], Chapel Hill, NC, 2000

Nachdr, Chapel Hill, 2006

1st, 2000

[curator]paul.n@archive.org[/curator][date]20110509220825[/date][state]approved[/state]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

<p><br>this Sweeping Cultural History Chronicles The Forces That Turned The Postwar South Upside Down, Exploring Such Subjects As The Civil Rights Movement, School Integration, The Breakdown Of Traditional Agriculture, Gay And Lesbian Life, Rock 'n' Roll Music, And Stock Car Racing. Daniel Questions These Social And Cultural Transformations And The South's Missed Opportunities For Revolutionary And Progressive Change.</p> <h3>library Journal</h3> <p>life And Labor In The South From The End Of World War Ii To The Freedom Summer Of 1964 Have Often Been Viewed As Tranquil. However, Daniel, A Curator At The National Museum Of American History, Argues That Forces Were Emerging From The Cultural And Economic Landscape That Changed Southern Life Forever. The Decline Of Labor-intensive Agriculture; Working-class Cultural Achievements, Especially In Stockcar Racing And Rock'n'roll; And, Above All, The Civil Rights Movement Challenged The Ruling White Elite And The Middle Class During The 1950s. Unfortunately, Says Daniel, The Revolutionary Energy These Interconnected Movements Generated Was Often Sidetracked By The Washington Bureaucracy, Entrenched Economic Interest Groups, And State And Local Political Leaders. Events Of The Turbulent 1960s Finally Forced The South To Confront Its Lost Revolutions. Daniel Has Produced A Provocative, Well-written, And Thoroughly Researched Cultural History Of Some Of The Forces The South Has Experienced On Its Road To Modernity. Recommended For Public And Academic Libraries.--charles C. Hay, Eastern Kentucky Univ. Archives, Richmond Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.</p>

"Lost Revolutions explores a time of startling turbulence and change in the South, years that have often been dismissed as placid and dull. In the wake of World War II, southerners anticipated a peaceful and prosperous future, but as Pete Daniel demonstrates, the road into the 1950s took some unexpected turns. The South that emerged in the twenty years after the war grew out of displacement, conflict, and creativity - not tranquility.".
"Daniel chronicles the myriad forces that turned the world southerners had known upside down in the postwar period.
In chapters that explore such subjects as the civil rights movement, segregation, and school integration; the breakdown of traditional agriculture and the ensuing rural-urban migration; gay and lesbian life; and the emergence of rock 'n' roll music and stock car racing, as well as the triumph of working-class culture, he reveals that the 1950s South was a place with the potential for revolutionary change.".
"In the end, however, the progressive forces for change were largely diverted and the chance for significant transformation squandered. Lost opportunities littered the southern landscape in the years between the end of World War II and the Freedom Summer of 1964, Daniel says."--BOOK JACKET.

A Cultural History That Explores A Time Of Startling Turbulence And Change In The South. The Road Into The 1950s Took Some Unexpected Turns. Book I Postwar Landscape -- 1 Going Among Strangers 7 -- 2 Creation And Destruction 22 -- 3 Deprived And Mistreated 39 -- 4 A Rogue Bureaucracy 61 -- Book Ii Low Culture -- 5 Fast And Furious 91 -- 6 Rhythms Of The Land 121 -- 7 A Little Of The Rebel 148 -- Book Iii Fatal Divisions -- 8 Brothers Of The Faith 179 -- 9 Restrained Segregationists 195 -- 10 Best White Citizens 209 -- 11 Sound Of Silence 228 -- 12 Bibles And Bayonets 251 -- 13 Radical Departure 284. Pete Daniel. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

Chronicles the events and societal trends that created disturbance and conflict after World War II, discussing school integration, migration into the cities, the civil rights movement, and the breakdown of traditional values.

2023-06-28