Donald S. Strong Explained
| Donald S. Strong |
| Birth Name: | Donald Stuart Strong |
| Birth Date: | December 31, 1912 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Known For: | Research contributions |
| Alma Mater: | Oberlin College
University of Chicago |
| Occupation: | Political scientist |
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Donald S. Strong (1912–1995) was an American political scientist. He was Professor of Political Science at the University of Alabama from 1946 to 1979. He published research about antisemitism in the 1930s in the United States, African-American voter suppression, and the rise of the Republican Party in the Southern United States.
Early life
Donald Stuart Strong was born on December 31, 1912, in New York City.[1]
Strong graduated from Oberlin College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1934.[1] He received a PhD in Political Science from the University of Chicago in 1939.[1]
Academic career
Strong taught Political Science at Case Western Reserve University from 1937 to 1939, and at the University of Texas at Austin from 1939 to 1947.[1] He published his first book, Organized Anti-Semitism in America: The Rise of Group Prejudice During the Decade 1930-40, in 1941. A year later, in 1942, he published an essay entitled Anti-Revolutionary, Anti-Semitic Organizations in the United States Since 1933.[2]
Strong was Professor of Political Science at the University of Alabama from 1946 to 1979.[3] He served as the President of the Southern Political Science Association from 1970 to 1971.[3] [4] He was the editor of The Journal of Politics from 1971 to 1974.[3]
Early in his career, Strong assisted V. O. Key, Jr. in his research for Southern Politics in State and Nation, which became a classic of political science.[5] Later, Strong became an authority for his research on the rise of the Republican Party in the Southern United States at an early stage.[1] [3] He also exposed white supremacist efforts to suppress African-American voting in the South.[1]
Death
Strong died on August 28, 1995, in Austin, Texas.[3]
Bibliography
- Organized Anti-Semitism in America: The Rise of Group Prejudice During the Decade 1930-40 (Washington, D.C., American Council on Public Affairs, 1941, 191 pages).[6]
- Southern Primaries and Elections, 1920-1949 (Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 1950, 206 pages).[7]
- Registration of Voters in Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 1956, 135 pages).[8]
- Urban Republicanism in the South (Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 1960, 69 pages).[9]
- Negroes, Ballots, and Judges: National Voting Rights Legislation in the Federal Courts (Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 1968, 100 pages).[10]
- Issue Voting and Party Realignment (Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 1977, 110 pages).[11]
Notes and References
- Donald Stuart Strong . PS: Political Science & Politics . 29 . 1 . 91–92 . March 1996 . 10.1017/s104909650004422x. free . Stewart . William H. .
- Book: Anti-revolutionary, anti-Semitic organizations in the United States since 1933 . WorldCat . 5053453 . September 28, 2015 .
- In Memoriam: Donald Stuart Strong . The Journal of Politics . 58 . 2 . 286–287 . 2960227 . May 1996 .
- Web site: Past Presidents. Southern Political Science Association . September 28, 2015.
- Havard . William C. . Dauer . Manning J. . The Southern Political Science Association: A Fifty Year Legacy . The Journal of Politics . 42 . 3 . 664–686 . 2130545 . August 1980 . 10.2307/2130545 . 154407299 .
- Book: Organized anti-Semitism in America; the rise of group prejudice during the decade 1930-40 . WorldCat . 588283 . September 28, 2015 .
- Book: Southern primaries and elections, 1920-1949 . WorldCat . 500982 . September 28, 2015 .
- Book: Registration of voters in Alabama . WorldCat . 2223866 . September 28, 2015 .
- Book: Urban republicanism in the South . WorldCat . 4184237 . September 28, 2015 .
- Book: Negroes, ballots, and judges; national voting rights legislation in the Federal courts . WorldCat . 395400 . September 28, 2015 .
- Book: Issue voting and party realignment . WorldCat . 2798344 . September 28, 2015 .
