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Southern conservatives clash over race and rights in 1964
A Southern Progressive argues that Goldwater era conservatism in Arkansas Georgia and Tennessee marginalizes Black voters and tolerates segregation. He defends civil rights legislation as equal citizenship from private prejudice and political manipulation urging emancipation of the South through desegregation and voter enfranchisement.
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