Yellow Dogs and Republicans
Dobbs, Ricky F.
From the end of Reconstruction until the 1950s, Texas was classified as part of the "Solid South, " consistently electing Democrats to national, state, and local office. After World War II, however, a new politics began to emerge throughout the South that ultimately made the region as solidly Republican as it had once been Democratic. Allan Shivers wielded extraordinary influence in this about-face. Serving as governor from 1949 to 1957, Shive...