Author Talk: The Southernization of America with Frye Gaillard and Cynthia Tucker

Frye Gaillard and Cynthia Tucker will discuss their book The Southernization of America: A Story of Democracy in the Balance. 

The Southernization of America is a compelling series of linked essays considering the role of the South in shaping America’s current political and cultural landscape. The authors examine the morphing of the Southern strategy of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan into the Republican Party of today, the racial backlash against President Obama, family separation on our southern border, the rise of the Christian right, the white supremacist riots in Charlottesville, the death of George Floyd, and the attack on our nation’s capitol. They find hope in the legacy rooted in the civil rights years that might ultimately lead the nation on the path to redemption. Tucker and Gaillard bring a multiracial perspective and years of political reporting to bear on a critical moment in American history, a time of racial reckoning and democracy under siege.

This book talk will take place on the upper level of the VHPL and via Zoom. Please contact amcdonough@clamsnet.org for Zoom link.