The Other South

by Degler, Carl N.

• ISBN13: 9780813018300
• ISBN10: 0813018307
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Florida

Summary

Carl Degler argues that if one is to understand who southerners were and are today, southern dissent of the 19th century must be understood and appreciated, since those years shaped southern ideas, customs, and values. The Other South highlights white men and women of the 19th century who challenged the domination of slavery in the region, objected to the disruption of the American Union, strove to change the politics and economy of the South during Reconstruction, and worked to displace the dominant Democratic party with the Populist party.

Drawing on extensive historical literature, Degler shows the diversity of southern experience in the 19th century and explores who the dissenters were. He examines the grounds for their opposition and points to patterns of opinion far different from the long-held image of a monolithic Old South.

Author Biography

Carl N. Degler is Margaret Byrne Professor of American History, emeritus, at Stanford University.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Preface to the 2000 Edition	xiii
Carl N. Degler
Some Conclusions by Way of Introduction	1	(12)
Book I Southerners Against Slavery
Enemies of Slavery in Behalf of Blacks	13	(34)
Enemies of Slavery in Behalf of Whites	47	(52)
Book II Southerners for the Union
``The Union Now and Forever''	99	(25)
The Civil War Within	124	(34)
Southern Unionism Tested	158	(33)
Book III Southerners for a Different South
``Taking a New Start in the World''	191	(39)
Black Suffrage and White Dissenters	230	(34)
Southern Dissenters on Their Own	264	(52)
The Last Great Dissent	316	(56)
Location of Manuscript Collections Cited	372	(2)
Acknowledgments	374	(3)
Index	377