 | Making Minnesota Liberal: Civil Rights and the Transformation of the Democratic Party Subjects: Minnesota -- Politics and government -- 1858–1950; Liberalism -- Minnesota -- History -- 20th century; Democratic party (Minn.) -- History -- 20th century; Political parties -- Minnesota -- History -- 20th century; African Americans -- Civil rights -- Min; In Making Minnesota Liberal, Jennifer A. Delton delves into the roots of Minnesota politics and traces the change from the regional, third-party, class-oriented politics of the Farmer-Labor party to the national, two-party, pluralistic liberalism of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party (DFL). While others have examined how anticommunism and the Cold War shaped this transformation, Delton takes a new approach, showing the key roles played by antiracism and the civil rights movement. In telling this story, Delton contributes to our understanding not only of MinnesotaOCOs political history but also of the relationship between antiracism and American politics in the twentieth century." |
