The Political Status of the Negro in the Age of F. D. R.

Frontmatter Author's Preface (page vii) Editor's Introduction (page xi) A Note on the Editing (page xxxi) PART ONE. The Political Status of the Negro: A Commentary 1. The American Political Scene (page 3) 2. The Historical Background (page 10) 3. Politics in the Contemporary South (page 24) 4. Restrictions on Voting in the South (page 47) 5. The Negro in Contemporary Politics (page 69) 6. Conclusion (page 103) PART TWO. The Political Status of the Negro: A Survey Based on Field Interviews and Special Reports 7. Aspects of the Southern Political Process (page 121) 8. Southern White Attitudes toward Politics (page 181) 9. Voter Registration in the South (page 216) 10. Negro Registration (page 253) 11. The Poll Tax (page 328) 12. The Negro at the Polls: The Inner South (page 384) 13. The Negro at the Polls: The Outer South (page 438) 14. Negro Voting in Selected Southern Cities (page 477) 15. Negro Voting in AAA Cotton Referenda (page 505) 16. Some Notes on Republican Politics in the South (page 516) 17. Southern Negroes and the Rewards of Politics (page 547) 18. Negro Political Activity in the North (page 572) 19. Negroes and the New Deal Agencies (page 608) Bibliography (page 633) Index (page 669)