The Byrd Machine in Virginia : The Rise and Fall of a Conservative Political Organization

The Byrd Machine in Virginia : The Rise and Fall of a Conservative Political Organization

Michael Lee Pope

Språken
FörlagThe History Press
ISBN9781439676462

The Byrd Machine ran Virginia politics for more than half a century. This political organization rose to power during the era of Jim Crow, wielding power and influence over everything from who got the nod to be governor to how the state maintained racial segregation. Inheriting its tactics from two