pt. 1. The New Deal era. Philadelphia before the New Deal ; The rise of New Deal liberalism ; Black politics -- pt. 2. World War II. The crucible of the home front ; Black activism and the PTC ; The Philadelphia transit strike -- pt. 3. The postwar city. Moving out ; The politics of the FEPC
Summary
Wolfinger demonstrates how racial tensions in working-class neighborhoods and job sites shaped the contours of mid-twentieth-century liberal and conservative politics. As racial divisions fractured the working class, he argues, Republican leaders exploited these racial fissures to reposition their party as the champion of ordinary white citizens besieged by black demands and overwhelmed by liberal government orders
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-307) and index
Notes
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English
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