From an award-filled college and law school journey to the brink of political prominence, John Johnston Parker seemed destined for success. But his decision to join the Republican Party in Democrat-dominated North Carolina proved to be a near-fatal political move. Despite high-profile defeats in 1910 and 1916, Parker easily won the GOP nomination for governor in 1920. That race would prove to be more than just another campaign; it would alter the course of his life forever..

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Lily-White Republican: John J. Parker Makes a Big Political Decision

  • Victor Li

摘要

From an award-filled college and law school journey to the brink of political prominence, John Johnston Parker seemed destined for success. But his decision to join the Republican Party in Democrat-dominated North Carolina proved to be a near-fatal political move. Despite high-profile defeats in 1910 and 1916, Parker easily won the GOP nomination for governor in 1920. That race would prove to be more than just another campaign; it would alter the course of his life forever..