This in-depth account of the rise and decline of the Citizens' Councils of America details the organization's role in the massive resistance to school desegrega

In Resisting Equality Stephanie R. Rolph examines the history of the Citizens’ Council, an organization committed to coordinating opposition to desegregation

This is a story of hope, but also of peril. It began when our nation’s polarized political class started conscripting everyday citizens into its culture war.

Based on years of practical experience in small towns, Carrel argues for municipal autonomy—for turning what are now ‘colonies’ of the federal and provinc