Debating the American Conservative Movement 1945 to the Present
by Critchlow, Donald T.; MacLean, NancyFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2009-03-16
Publisher(s): Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Summary
Debating the American Conservative Movement chronicles one of the most dramatic stories of modern American political history. The authors describe how a small band of conservatives in the immediate aftermath of World War II launched a revolution that shifted American politics to the right, challenged the New Deal order, transformed the Republican Party into a voice of conservatism, and set the terms of debate in American politics as the country entered the new millennium. Historians Donald T. Critchlow and Nancy MacLean frame two opposing perspectives of how the history of conservatism in modern America can be understood, but readers are encouraged to reach their own conclusions through reading engaging primary documents. Book jacket.
Author Biography
Donald T. Critchlow is professor of history at St. Louis University and the author of numerous scholarly articles and books, including The Conservative Ascendancy: How the GOP Right Made Political History and Phyllis Schlafly and Grassroots Conservatism. Nancy MacLean is professor of history and African American studies at North-western University, and the author of Behind the Mask of Chivalry: The Making of the Second Ku Klux Klan, Freedom is Not Enough: The Opening of the American Workplace, and The American Women's Movement: A Brief History with Documents.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. vii |
| The Conservative Ascendancy | p. 1 |
| Documents | |
| Conservatives Debate the Cold War: Excerpt from "Conservatism and the National Review: Criticism and Reply" (November 1961) | p. 61 |
| Young Conservatives Organize: The Sharon Statement (September 11, 1960) | p. 75 |
| A Conservative Speaks in Favor of Civil Rights: Senator Everett Dirksen, Congressional Record (June 1964) | p. 77 |
| A Conservative Opposes the Civil Rights Act of 1964: Congressional Record (June 1964) | p. 83 |
| The Cold War and the Arms Race: Excerpt from Memorandum to Donald Rumsfeld from (December 19, 1974) | p. 87 |
| Conservative Values: "Remarks at the Annual Convention of the National Association of the Evangelicals" (March 8, 1983) | p. 99 |
| "Creators of the Future" (March 1, 1985) | p. 109 |
| Conservatives on Religious Freedom: "Religious Liberty" (2008) | p. 117 |
| Guardians of Privilege | p. 123 |
| Documents | |
| "What Is Conservatism?" (1966) | p. 177 |
| "I Sense Here a Realignment of Southern Conservative Democrats" (1953) | p. 181 |
| "Integration Is Communization" (1957) | p. 183 |
| "Our Position on States' Rights Is the Same as Your Own": Letter from William F. Buckley Jr. to W. J. Simmons (September 10, 1958); Letter from (September 5, 1958) | p. 187 |
| Young Americans for Freedom, "King Was a Collectivist" (1968) | p. 189 |
| "Linda's Crusade" (May 21, 1968) | p. 193 |
| Phyllis Schlafly, "What's Wrong with 'Equal Rights' for Women?" (February 1972) | p. 197 |
| "Jefferson Davis's Descendents...Are Becoming Involved with the Republican Party": Southern Partisan Interview with Trent Lott (1984) | p. 201 |
| "An Open Letter to the Christian Coalition" (1995) | p. 205 |
| Selected Readings | p. 211 |
| Index | p. 221 |
| About the Authors | p. 235 |
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