tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post2414846092989660759..comments2024-03-23T12:05:23.537-05:00Comments on The Wild Reed: The Big SwitchMichael J. Baylyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-16794520871889277782021-06-12T10:10:21.283-05:002021-06-12T10:10:21.283-05:00The first major portent of the swapping of the par...The first major portent of the swapping of the parties in race relations was the 1928 presidential election. Anti-Catholicism and Prohibition offered an opportunity for Hoover's campaign to try to make inroads in the Solid South, which meant tempering the GOP's stands on race relations (a very distant and dim version of this occurred in the 1908 election). Thereafter came a 30 year long messy tangle. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com