Secrets of the Hopewell Box
An edition of Secrets of the Hopewell Box (2013)
Stolen Elections, Southern Politics, and a City's Coming of Age
By James D. Squires
Publish Date
2013
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Language
eng
Pages
326
Description:
"Charts the Nashville machine's rupture with the state's political boss, Edward Crump of Memphis, and traces the reforms that shattered rural white control of the state legislature. Reenacts the downfall of Nashville lawyer Tommy Osborne, convicted of jury tampering in 1964 after defending Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa. Follows Nashville's transformation into a crucible of the civil rights movement"--Provided by publisher.