Introduction -- Defining the terms of discourse -- Lockean "liberalism" as the conservative ideology in America -- The special place of the South in American conservatism -- The rise of the liberal remnant -- African American thought and the conservative remnant -- Racism and the conservative intellectual movement, 1945-1970 -- Racism and neoconservatism, 1968-1980 -- The ascendancy of Ronald Reagan and the parts played by ideology and race -- The Reagan presidency and race -- Conclusion
Summary
Argues that conservatism has been hostile towards the aspirations of African Americans, tracing the roots of the ideology, the role of black conservatives, and the development of conservatism from the 1950s until the present day
