Race reason and massive resistance the diary of david j mays 1954 1959 politics and culture in the twentieth century south amazonde sweeney james r fremdsprachige bucher. Race reason and massive resistance the diary of david j mays 1954 1959 politics and culture in the twentieth century south author david john mays editor james r sweeney edition. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books media journals databases government documents and more. This book is an edited version of the diary of david j mays a prominent richmond virginia attorney from the spring of 1954 through the spring of 1959 mays served as counsel to a legislative commission appointed by governor thomas stanley to devise a response to the us supreme courts decision in brown v board of education mays provides an insiders view of the so called gray commission which devised a plan that tacitly permitted token integration he also comments on the rejection . Race reason and massive resistance book read 2 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers these private writings by a prominent white sou