Pork Chop Gang, Part One: POWER BLOC

<p>For nearly twenty years, a group of conservative Democrats ruled Florida's legislature with impunity. When segregation began to end in 1954, the group rallied their allies and power in order to survive, only to find enemies around every corner.</p> <p><a href='https://twitter.com/wfmpod'>Follow Wait Five Minutes on Twitter</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/wfmpod/'>Follow Wait Five Minutes on Instagram</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.facebook.com/wfmpod'>Follow Wait Five Minutes on Facebook</a></p> <p>Email the show at <a href='mailto:wfmpod@gmail.com'>wfmpod@gmail.com</a>!</p> <p> </p> <p>Thank you so much to Seth Weitz, PhD, for all of his help in creating this episode! <a href='https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DLS56JX/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0'>Read the book Seth edited here!</a> <a href='https://pqdtopen.proquest.com/doc/304868795.html?FMT=AI'>Read Seth's paper on the Pork Chop Gang here!</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Looking for more? Check out these episodes!</p> <p><a href='https://waitfiveminutes.podbean.com/e/reubin-the-good/'>Reubin the Good</a></p> <p><a href='https://waitfiveminutes.podbean.com/e/the-election-of-1966/'>The Election of 1966</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Songs</p> <p>Work Wonders</p> <p>You Get The Blues</p> <p>Desert Ghost Town</p> <p>Speedy Delta</p> <p>Streelight Silent Film</p> <p><a href='http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/'>Hear more music from Lobo Loco here!</a></p>