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"Confirms the huge limitations of the two-party structure and the inescapability of race in the Deep South."
--Journal of American History

"A well researched work that is essential for any student wishing to understand modern Mississippi politics."
--Southern Historian

"By bringing together Mississippi’s diverse cast of political actors in one compelling narrative, Danielson has performed a valuable service."
--Journal of American Studies

"Shows that race remains at the absolute center of Mississippi politics, despite politicians' constant refuge in race-blind drivel…As such, the book is exceptionally powerful."
--The Journal of Southern History

“Danielson questions recent interpretations of political realignment in the Sunbelt that focus on class and economics… Danielson’s readable book will be the starting point for those interested in post-1965 civil rights struggles in Mississippi.”
--Journal of American Ethic History

“Danielson argues convincingly that race continued to inform the important shift in local, state and national politics in the post-civil rights era.”
--Journal of African American History

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