Eric Schickler is the Jeffrey and Ashley McDermott Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His books include Disjointed Pluralism and Filibuster (both Princeton).

"Racial Realignment is a genuinely illuminating book."--Rich Yeselson, Dissent

• List of Illustrations vii Acknowledgments xi Chapter 1 Introduction 1 PART 1 TRANSFORMING AMERICAN LIBERALISM Chapter 2 Race: The Early New Deal's Blind Spot 27 Chapter 3 Transforming Liberalism, 1933-1940 45 Chapter 4 Liberalism Transformed: The Early Civil Rights Movement and the "Liberal Lobby" 81 PART 2 REALIGNMENT FROM BELOW: VOTERS AND MIDLEVEL PARTY ACTORS Chapter 5 Civil Rights and New Deal Liberalism in the Mass Public 101 Chapter 6 The African American Realignment and New Deal Liberalism 129 Chapter 7 State Parties and the Civil Rights Realignment 150 Chapter 8 Beyond the Roll Call: The Congressional Realignment 176 PART 3 THE NATIONAL PARTIES RESPOND Chapter 9 Facing a Changing Party: Democratic Elites and Civil Rights 211 Chapter 10 Lincoln's Party No More: The Transformation of the GOP 237 Chapter 11 Conclusions 271 Notes 287 Index 351

Eric Schickler is the Jeffrey and Ashley McDermott Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His books include Disjointed Pluralism and Filibuster (both Princeton).

"Racial Realignment is a genuinely illuminating book."--Rich Yeselson, Dissent

• List of Illustrations vii Acknowledgments xi Chapter 1 Introduction 1 PART 1 TRANSFORMING AMERICAN LIBERALISM Chapter 2 Race: The Early New Deal's Blind Spot 27 Chapter 3 Transforming Liberalism, 1933-1940 45 Chapter 4 Liberalism Transformed: The Early Civil Rights Movement and the "Liberal Lobby" 81 PART 2 REALIGNMENT FROM BELOW: VOTERS AND MIDLEVEL PARTY ACTORS Chapter 5 Civil Rights and New Deal Liberalism in the Mass Public 101 Chapter 6 The African American Realignment and New Deal Liberalism 129 Chapter 7 State Parties and the Civil Rights Realignment 150 Chapter 8 Beyond the Roll Call: The Congressional Realignment 176 PART 3 THE NATIONAL PARTIES RESPOND Chapter 9 Facing a Changing Party: Democratic Elites and Civil Rights 211 Chapter 10 Lincoln's Party No More: The Transformation of the GOP 237 Chapter 11 Conclusions 271 Notes 287 Index 351

Eric Schickler is the Jeffrey and Ashley McDermott Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His books include Disjointed Pluralism and Filibuster (both Princeton).

"Racial Realignment is a genuinely illuminating book."--Rich Yeselson, Dissent

• List of Illustrations vii Acknowledgments xi Chapter 1 Introduction 1 PART 1 TRANSFORMING AMERICAN LIBERALISM Chapter 2 Race: The Early New Deal's Blind Spot 27 Chapter 3 Transforming Liberalism, 1933-1940 45 Chapter 4 Liberalism Transformed: The Early Civil Rights Movement and the "Liberal Lobby" 81 PART 2 REALIGNMENT FROM BELOW: VOTERS AND MIDLEVEL PARTY ACTORS Chapter 5 Civil Rights and New Deal Liberalism in the Mass Public 101 Chapter 6 The African American Realignment and New Deal Liberalism 129 Chapter 7 State Parties and the Civil Rights Realignment 150 Chapter 8 Beyond the Roll Call: The Congressional Realignment 176 PART 3 THE NATIONAL PARTIES RESPOND Chapter 9 Facing a Changing Party: Democratic Elites and Civil Rights 211 Chapter 10 Lincoln's Party No More: The Transformation of the GOP 237 Chapter 11 Conclusions 271 Notes 287 Index 351