Donald S. Strong

Donald S. Strong (1912–1995) was an American political scientist. He was Professor of Political Science at the University of Alabama from 1946 to 1979. He published research about antisemitism in the 1930s in the United States, African-American voter suppression, and the rise of the Republican Party in the Southern United States.

Early life Donald Stuart Strong was born on December 31, 1912, in New York City.

Strong graduated from Oberlin College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1934.

Strong was Professor of Political Science at the University of Alabama from 1946 to 1979. He served as the President of the Southern Political Science Association from 1970 to 1971. He was the editor of The Journal of Politics from 1971 to 1974. Later, Strong became an authority for his research on the rise of the Republican Party in the Southern United States at an early stage. Southern Primaries and Elections, 1920-1949 (Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 1950, 206 pages). Registration of Voters in Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 1956, 135 pages). Urban Republicanism in the South (Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 1960, 69 pages). Negroes, Ballots, and Judges: National Voting Rights Legislation in the Federal Courts (Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 1968, 100 pages). Issue Voting and Party Realignment (Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 1977, 110 pages).