Background
Perman, Michael was born on March 7, 1942 in London. Arrived in the United States, 1970. Son of John Wallace and Sybil Winifred (Main) Perman.
(One of the most dramatic episodes in American history was...)
One of the most dramatic episodes in American history was the attempt to establish a two-party political system in the South during Reconstruction. Historians, however, have never systematically analyzed the region's political process during that era. Michael Perman undertakes this task, arguing that the key to understanding Reconstruction politics can be found in the factions that developed inside the two parties. Not only did these factions play a crucial role in determining each party's policies and electoral strategies, but they also shaped the course of the South's overall political development during this critical period. In the first section of Road to Redemption, Perman offers a provocative and original analysis of the characteristics and priorities of the two parties, explaining how the South's untried and volatile party system operated during Reconstruction. By the mid-1870s this system had begun to collapse. The book's concluding section explains how and why the Republican party and Reconstruction were overthrown and describes the Democratic ascendancy that replaced them. Perman's innovative study integrates the history of Reconstruction and Redemption and challenges the prevailing interpretation of who the Redeemers were and how they rose to power.
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(Around 1900, the southern states embarked on a series of ...)
Around 1900, the southern states embarked on a series of political campaigns aimed at disfranchising large numbers of voters. By 1908, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia had succeeded in depriving virtually all African Americans, and a large number of lower-class whites, of the voting rights they had possessed since Reconstruction--rights they would not regain for over half a century. Struggle for Mastery is the most complete and systematic study to date of the history of disfranchisement in the South. After examining the origins and objectives of disfranchisement, Michael Perman traces the process as it unfolded state by state. Because he examines each state within its region-wide context, he is able to identify patterns and connections that have previously gone unnoticed. Broadening the context even further, Perman explores the federal government's seeming acquiescence in this development, the relationship between disfranchisement and segregation, and the political system that emerged after the decimation of the South's electorate. The result is an insightful and persuasive interpretation of this highly significant, yet generally misunderstood, episode in U.S. history.
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Perman, Michael was born on March 7, 1942 in London. Arrived in the United States, 1970. Son of John Wallace and Sybil Winifred (Main) Perman.
Bachelor, Oxford University, 1963. Master of Arts, University Illinois, Urbana, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1969.
Lecturer history Manchester (England) University, 1968—1970. Assistant professor history University Illinois, Chicago, 1970—1974, associate professor, 1974—1985, professor, since 1985, research professor in humanities, since 1990, chair department history, 1997—2000.
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(A study of the political leadership of the Southern State...)
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Married Bonnie M. Muirhead, October 1, 1966 (divorced March 1990). Children: Benjamin, Sarah.