(Paperback)

A modern collection of speeches by southerners on the themes that have shaped the history and culture of the region. This anthology spans eighty tumultuous years of southern history, and reflects the strategies of southern orators as they attempted to defend the indefensible, as well as those few who advocated a more compassionate South.

(Hardback)

A modern collection of speeches by southerners on the themes that have shaped the history and culture of the region. This anthology spans eighty tumultuous years of southern history, and reflects the strategies of southern orators as they attempted to defend the indefensible, as well as those few who advocated a more compassionate South.

(Hardback)

An anthology of speeches by southerners on the major themes that have shaped the history and culture of the South in the twentieth century.

(Paperback)

This anthology is the only collection of speeches by southerners on the major themes that have shaped the history and culture of the South in the 20th century.

(Hardback)

In the decades following the Civil War, white southerners throughout the region created a system of racial segregation designed to perpetuate white supremacy, guarantee white leadership, and keep black southerners in their place.