Freedom's Pragmatist : Lyndon Johnson and Civil Rights.

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History has labeled Lyndon B. Johnson ""Lincoln's successor."" But how did a southern president representing a predominately conservative state, with connections to some of the nation's leading segregationists, come to play such an influential role in civil rights histo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ellis, Sylvia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2013.
Temas:
Johnson, Lyndon B. > (Lyndon Baines), > 1908-1973.
Johnson, Lyndon B. > (Lyndon Baines), > 1908-1973
1900-1999
African Americans > Civil rights.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Civil rights > United States > History.
Noirs américains > Droits.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
African Americans > Civil rights
Civil rights
Civil rights movements
United States
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:History has labeled Lyndon B. Johnson ""Lincoln's successor."" But how did a southern president representing a predominately conservative state, with connections to some of the nation's leading segregationists, come to play such an influential role in civil rights history? In Freedom's Pragmatist, Sylvia Ellis tracks Johnson's personal and political civil rights journey, from his childhood and early adulthood in Texas to his lengthy career in Congress and the Senate to his time as vice president and president. Once in the White House, and pressured constantly by grassroots civi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (342 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813048437
0813048435
0813044561
9780813044569
9780813046174
0813046173

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