Bøger af David R. Colburn

?The eight historians who have contributed to this volume are united in two related purposes. The first is to demonstrate the breadth and complexity of the Progressive Era reformist impulse by examining individuals, groups, and activities not generally subsumed under the aegis of a Progressive movement' or progressivism.' The other is to honor their mentor, George Mowry, by demonstrating his crucial role in the evolution of Progressive Era historiography.... Collectively, the various contributors illustrate the variegated nature of Progressive Era activism.... Measured by the intellectual integrity of his scholarship and the quality of his students, Mowry is revealed as a giant of the profession. If Mowry had not existed, an entire generation of historians would have had to invent him.?-The Journal of American History

"Colburn presents the facts and is not afraid to interpret them. His narrative captures the inherent drama of specific events and situations: the ruthless beatings of demonstrators, the complacency and fear of many white moderates, the genuinely incredible power of nonviolence to accomplish grand political ends, and the great courage this weapon required of those who wielded it."--Reviews in American HistoryIn 1964, racial reform and racial extremism clashed in St. Augustine, Florida, the city the Southern Christian Leadership Conference targeted for the activities of its nonviolent army. Under the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr., the SCLC staged demonstrations in St. Augustine that they hoped would pressure the U.S. Congress into passing civil rights legislation. Extremists, led by Ku Klux Klan and John Birch Society members, saw in St. Augustine a last opportunity to halt the forces of racial change. What resulted--beatings, shootings, bombings, and mass arrests--was some of the ugliest racial violence the nation has witnessed.

Likely to raise hackles among Democrats and Republicans alike, this dynamic history of modern Florida argues that the Sunshine State has become the political and demographic future of the nation. David Colburn reveals how Florida gradually abandoned the traditions of race and personality that linked it to the Democratic Party. The book focuses particularly on the population growth and chaotic gubernatorial politics that altered the state from 1940, when it was a sleepy impoverished southern outpost, to the present and the emergence of a dominant Republican Party.