era james eastland. but what they shared was a common commitment to preserve the south in matters of race. in the 1930s and 1940s, not one politician come even the most liberal of florida, not whenever publicly opposed racial segregation. so let me close by reading the last two paragraphs of the intricate reach out to her of my book. if history plays tricks, southern congressional power in the last era of jim crow was a big one. the ability of the new deal to come around the most hedonistic readerships by reshaping liberal democracy required accommodating the most violent and a liberal part, keeping the south and site became a democracy. while that would be folly to argue members of the southern wing of the democratic party is known determine the choice is the deal made, their relative cohesion and assessment of policy choices through the filter of an anxious protection of white supremacy often prove decisive. the triumph in short cannot be severed from the sorrow. liberal democracy pat with racial humil