Dowdy, G. Wayne.

Mayor Crump don't like it machine politics in Memphis / [electronic resource] : G. Wayne Dowdy. - 1st ed. - Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2006. - xii, 159 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-148) and index.

A business government by a business man -- The black flag of machine politics -- The people have made their statement -- A good Tammany Hall Tennessean -- The honor of having no opposition -- God bless you, boss.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Crump, Edward Hull, 1874-1954.


United States. Congress. House --Biography.


Mayors--Tennessee--Memphis--Biography.
Politics, Practical--History--Tennessee--Memphis--20th century.
African Americans--Politics and government--Tennessee--Memphis--20th century.
Legislators--United States--Biography.


Memphis (Tenn.)--Politics and government--20th century.
Memphis (Tenn.)--Race relations--History--20th century.
Memphis (Tenn.)--Biography.


Electronic books.

F444.M553 / C783 2006

976.8/19053092 B