The Byrd Machine in Virginia: The Rise and Fall of a Conservative Political Organization

by Michael Lee Pope

The Byrd Machine ran Virginia politics for more than half a century.

This political organization rose to power during the era of Jim Crow, wielding power and influence over everything from who got the nod to be governor to how the state maintained racial segregation. Inheriting its tactics from two previous political machines, the Byrd organization operated with a pathological hatred of debt spending, crushing the power of labor unions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467139203
• ISBN13: 9781467139205
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"