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The music has gone out of the movement : civil rights and the Johnson administration, 1965-1968 /

Carter reveals the complex and often tense relationships between the Johnson administration and activist groups advocating further social change, and he extends the traditional timeline of the civil rights movement beyond the passage of the Voting Rights Act. Examining grassroots movements and organ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carter, David C. (David Charles), 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2009]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Carter reveals the complex and often tense relationships between the Johnson administration and activist groups advocating further social change, and he extends the traditional timeline of the civil rights movement beyond the passage of the Voting Rights Act. Examining grassroots movements and organizations and their complicated relationships with the federal government and state authorities between 1965 and 1968, Carter takes readers through the inner workings of local civil rights coalitions as they tried to maintain strength within their organizations while facing both overt and subtle opposition.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781469606576
1469606577