Suppressing a segregationist group simply shifted its followers to successors

Evidence

Although the Columbians had disappeared from the streets of Atlanta, the circumstances that encouraged their growth had not. “The fact that the Columbians were able to rally 200 persons despite all the adverse publicity is an indication of the reality of the issue of interracial housing friction,” noted an informant after the Union Hall meeting. “If the Columbians are jailed, it is quite likely that the Klan will mobilize the Columbian followers on the same issue.” Indeed, that prediction soon came true. — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight, 121

Categorization

• XREF: Directly serves the reader’s core question: the institutional collapse of one segregationist vehicle does not dissolve the housing-friction grievance that powered it, priming its reinvention. — connects to: Elite public silence helped segregationist defiance escalate in Charlotte. — Matthew D. Lassiter, The Suburban Origins of “Color-Blind”…, 57; Ending state support for segregation changed the form of prejudice — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2165; Desegregation pressure forced segregationists to reinvent themselves as respectable homeowners — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of…, 106 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Desegregation pressure forced segregationists to reinvent themselves as respectable homeowners #exemplifies (0.88) — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight, 106
• Respectable segregationists framed exclusion of blacks as a symmetry of individual choice #exemplifies (0.80) — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight, 372
• Ending state support for segregation changed the form of prejudice #expands (0.78) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2165