Counterrevolutionary Shadow

University Press of Kansas

The Counterrevolutionary ShadowRace, Democracy, and the Making of the American People\nAuthor(s): Michael Gorup\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University Press of Kansas, United States\nImprint: University Press of Kansas\nISBN-13: 9780700639748, 978-0700639748\nSynopsis\nA bold explanation of how reactionary political movements appeal to racism to reconcile American democracy with antidemocratic practices.\n\nAll power to the people! So goes the familiar slogan of 1960s racial justice politics. The message is clear: the fight against racism is a fight for greater democracyfor the rule of the people. And yet, across American history, movements of racial backlash have also framed themselves as aiming to deliver greater democracy and redeem the rule of the people. Examples abound, ranging from the Southern Redeemers who overthrew Reconstruction, to the populist backlash to the civil rights movement, and the white revanchism of our own time. How is it that we find claims to greater demo.