To Face Down Dixie: South Carolina's War on the Supreme Court in the Age of Civi

Description: To Face Down Dixie by James O. Heath In an era during which the US Supreme Court handed down some of its most important decisions, three senators from South Carolina - Olin Johnston, Strom Thurmond, and Ernest Hollings - waged war on the courts progressive agenda. This book explores these senators role in some of the most contentious confirmation battles in recent history. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In an era during which the United States Supreme Court handed down some of its most important decisions, including Brown v. Board of Education (1954), Baker v. Carr (1962), and Miranda v. Arizona (1966), three senators from South Carolina- Olin Johnston, Strom Thurmond, and Ernest ""Fritz"" Hollings- waged war on the courts progressive agenda by targeting the federal judicial nominations process. To Face Down Dixie explores these senators role in some of the most contentious confirmation battles in recent history, including those of Thurgood Marshall, Abe Fortas, and Clement Haynsworth.In scrutinizing Supreme Court nominees and attempting to restrict the power of the nine justices of the court, these senators defied not only the leadership of the Democratic Party but also the Senate traditions of hierarchy and seniority. Along with South Carolinas conservative, segregationist political establishment, which maintained ironclad control over the states legislature, Johnston, Thurmond, and Hollings effectively drowned out the many moderate voices in South Carolina that remained critical of their obstructionism, thus advancing their own conservative credentials and boosting their chances of reelection.To Face Down Dixie examines for the first time the central role that South Carolina played in turning Supreme Court nomination hearings into confrontational and political public events. James O. Heath argues that the states war on the court concealed its antipathy to civil rights by using the confirmation process to challenge the courts function as the final arbiter of policy on questions relating to law and order, obscenity, communist subversion, and school prayer. Heaths study illustrates that while South Carolinas history of ""massive resistance"" is less prominent than that of other states, its politicians acted as persistent antagonists in the complex and dramatic debates in the U.S. Senate during the era of civil rights. Author Biography James O. Heath holds a PhD in politics and international studies from the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. He is a founding member of the interdisciplinary research organization Race in the Americas (RITA). Review Not only does To Face Down Dixie fill an important historiographic gap when it comes to court appointments by augmenting and expanding earlier research by political scientists, it also helps to carry the dialogue on southern politics into the 1970s and beyond. . . . Tapping into South Carolinas heritage of producing maverick politicians, Heath makes an important contribution to the field.--Keith Finley, author of Delaying the Dream: Southern Senators and the Fight against Civil Rights, 1938-1965 Review Quote Not only does To Face Down Dixie fill an important historiographic gap when it comes to court appointments by augmenting and expanding earlier research by political scientists, it also helps to carry the dialogue on southern politics into the 1970s and beyond. . . . Tapping into South Carolinas heritage of producing maverick politicians, Heath makes an important contribution to the field. Details ISBN080716836X Author James O. Heath Short Title TO FACE DOWN DIXIE Pages 344 Language English ISBN-10 080716836X ISBN-13 9780807168363 Format Hardcover Illustrations Yes Year 2017 Subtitle South Carolinas War on the Supreme Court in the Age of Civil Rights Imprint Louisiana State University Press Place of Publication Baton Rouge Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2017-12-14 NZ Release Date 2017-12-14 Publication Date 2017-12-30 UK Release Date 2017-12-30 Publisher Louisiana State University Press DEWEY 347.732634 Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2017-12-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:124995637;

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