Elizabeth Gillespie McRae

Elizabeth Gillespie McRae is the author of Mothers of Massive Resistance: White Women and the Politics of White Supremacy. She is an associate professor of history and director of graduate social science education programs at Western Carolina University.

When White Segregationist Women Hated on Eleanor Roosevelt

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They rarely if ever marched or overtly protested, but Southern white women were nevertheless the mass in Massive Resistance. For them, Mrs. Roosevelt was public enemy number one.

Elizabeth Gillespie McRae | Published Feb 16, 2018