Biko or Wrong on Race

Biko

Author: Donald Woods

This powerful biography of Bantu Stephen Biko--which was the basis for the major motion picture Cry Freedom, starring Kevin Kline and Denzel Washington--is considered the definitive work on one of the most important leaders in South Africa's history.

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Wrong on Race: The Democratic Party's Buried Past

Author: Bruce Bartlett

On the tails of an election with the subject of race at the forefront, Wrong on Race uncovers a hidden past that many Democrats would rather see swept under the carpet. Ranging from the founding of the Republic through to today, it rectifies the unfair perceptions of America's two national parties. While Nixon's infamous "Southern Strategy" is constantly referenced in the media, less well remembered are Woodrow Wilson's segregation of the entire Federal civil service; FDR's appointment of a member of the KKK to the Supreme Court; John F. Kennedy's apathy towards civil rights legislation;  and the ascension of Robert Byrd, who is current President pro tempore of the Senate, third in line in the presidential line of succession, and a former member of the KKK.

Table of Contents:

Explanatory Note     v
Introduction     ix
The Racist Origins of The Democratic Party
Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and Stephen A. Douglas Sow the Seeds of Civil War     3
Andrew Johnson: The Democrat Who Tried to Wreck Reconstruction and Paved the Way for Jim Crow     23
Southern Democrats: Racist to the Core
Ben Tillman, Cole Blease, and James F. Byrnes: Democrats of South Carolina     43
Tom Watson, Hoke Smith, Eugene Talmadge, and Richard B. Russell: Democrats of Georgia     61
James Vardaman and Theodore Bilbo: Democrats of Mississippi     77
Democrats in the White House: Blacks Sent to the Back Door
Woodrow Wilson: Reactionary Progressive     95
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Insensitive Liberal     111
Democratic Racism Finally Repudiated
Harry S. Truman: Unsung Civil Rights Hero     131
Democrats Jump on the Civil Rights Bandwagon     151
Since the Civil Rights Act: A Racial Double Standards?     169
Conclusion: A Time for Reassessment?     187
A Note on Sources     195
Percentage of Blacks in the Population by Region and State, 1790-1990     197
Presidential Vote of Black Americans 1936-2004     199
Per Capita Regional Income Relative to U.S. Average     201
Notes     203
Index     261