Massive Resistance is a compelling account of the white segregationist opposition to the US civil rights movement from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s. It provides vivid insights into what sparked the confrontations in US society during the run-up to the major civil rights laws that transformed America's social and political landscape.
Dr George Lewis is Reader in American History at the University of Leicester, UK
Massive Resistance is a compelling account of the white segregationist opposition to the U.S. Civil Rights movement from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s. It provides vivid insights into what sparked the confrontations in U.S. society during the run-up to the major Civil Rights laws that transformed America's social and political landscape.
"An important and much needed contribution to historical scholarship on an important and perhaps neglected side of the civil rights era. If one were to choose one book on this particular subject, I believe this volume should be the one."—Joseph Michael Gratale, European Association of American Studies
"Unravels the complex and intricate webs that were part and parcel of what is referred to as massive resistance. His scholarly approach, impressive organization of the material, and the overally quality and clarity of his narrative collectively contribute to Massive Resistance being an important contribution to the field of American studies... (An) important and much needed contribution to historical scholarship on an important and perhaps neglected side of the civil rights era. If one were to choose one book on this particular subject, I believe this volume should be the one."—Joseph Michael Gratale, European Association of American Studies
