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Revolt of the Rednecks: Mississippi Politics, 1876-1925

by Albert D. Kirwan

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In post-Civil War years agriculture in Mississippi, as elsewhere, was in a depressed condition. The price of cotton steadily declined, and the farmer was hard put to meet the payments on his mortgage. At the same time the corporate and banking interests of the state seemed to prosper. There were reasons for this beyond the ken of the poor hill farmer -- the redneck, as he was popularly termed. But the redneck came to regard this situation -- chronic depression for him while his mercantile neighbor prospered -- as a conspiracy against him, a conspiracy which was aided and abetted by the leaders… (more)
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2737 Revolt of the Rednecks: Mississippi Politics 1876-1925, by Albert D. Kirwan (read 26 Apr 1995) This book tell of Mississippi politics from 1875 to 1925 in rather straightforward style, almost as if only someone in Mississippi would be interested. The book makes numerous interesting points, including that there was more corruption when the Redeemers were running Mississippi than there was during Black Reconstruction. The blatant anti-Negro attitudes of most white Mississippi people is so deplorable. Vardaman's rhetoric on the issue is unbelievable today, though I have known of it. This was a good book, altho its age shows. ( )
  Schmerguls | Mar 9, 2008 |
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In post-Civil War years agriculture in Mississippi, as elsewhere, was in a depressed condition. The price of cotton steadily declined, and the farmer was hard put to meet the payments on his mortgage. At the same time the corporate and banking interests of the state seemed to prosper. There were reasons for this beyond the ken of the poor hill farmer -- the redneck, as he was popularly termed. But the redneck came to regard this situation -- chronic depression for him while his mercantile neighbor prospered -- as a conspiracy against him, a conspiracy which was aided and abetted by the leaders

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