Short of a revolution : the fusion insurgency and the triumph of Jim Crow in North Carolina / Craig Thurtell.

Author/creator Thurtell, Craig author.
Format Book
PublicationChapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2026]
Descriptionxii, 310 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Republican Party (N.C.)--History. --19th century.
Democratic Party (N.C.)--History. --19th century.
Populist Party (N.C.)--History. --19th century.
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc. --North Carolina. --History. --19th century.
African Americans--Political activity. --North Carolina. --History. --19th century.
White supremacy (Social structure)--North Carolina. --History. --19th century.
Political culture--North Carolina. --History. --19th century.
North Carolina--Politics and government. --1865-1950.
North Carolina--Politics and government. --19th century. --Economic aspects.

Contents North Carolina under the Redeemers, 1868-1890 -- Origins of the fusion insurgency, 1887-1892 -- Fusion victorious, 1892-1894 -- The fusion ascendancy, 1895-1896 -- The defeat of fusion, 1897-1898 -- The triumph of Jim Crow, 1898-1900 -- Under the dominion of Jim Crow
Abstract "Chronicling the rise and fall of North Carolina's fusion movement, this book illuminates an intricate interplay between politics, economic agendas, and racism. It examines how wealthy agriculturalists, industrialists, lawyers, merchants, and railroad leaders manipulated the state's political, economic, and social structures to assert dominance and maintain white supremacy, undermining the power gained by African Americans during Reconstruction. By the mid-1890s, however, Black and white Republicans and supporters of the smaller Peoples' Party formed a coalition known as fusion, upending two decades of the Democratic Party's white elite political domination in North Carolina. After four years, the Democratic Party mobilized under the menacing banner of white supremacy led by conservative, pro-business white people, restored the party's control over the state government. Craig Thurtell contends that an examination of this period reveals that race was not the sole factor in the Democratic Party's quest for control. Instead, white elite men sought to establish a new social order influenced by class divisions, and Short of a Revolution provides a comprehensive analysis of these dynamics, revealing the multifaceted motivations behind the political shifts of late nineteenth-century North Carolina"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2025039675
ISBN9781469689821 hardcover
ISBN1469689820 hardcover
ISBN9781469689838 paperback
ISBN1469689839 paperback
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book