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Reconsidering Roosevelt on race : how the presidency paved the road to Brown /
Many have questioned FDR's record on race, suggesting that he had the opportunity but not the will to advance the civil rights of African Americans. Kevin J. McMahon challenges this view, arguing instead that Roosevelt's administration played a crucial role in the Supreme Court's incr...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Many have questioned FDR's record on race, suggesting that he had the opportunity but not the will to advance the civil rights of African Americans. Kevin J. McMahon challenges this view, arguing instead that Roosevelt's administration played a crucial role in the Supreme Court's increasing commitment to racial equality--which culminated in its landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education. McMahon shows how FDR's attempt to strengthen the presidency and undermine the power of conservative Southern Democrats dovetailed with his efforts to seek racial equality through the federal courts. By ap. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 298 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-285) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226561127 0226561127 9780226500867 0226500861 9780226500881 0226500888 1282537873 9781282537873 9786612537875 6612537876 |