South Carolina at the brink : Robert McNair and the politics of civil rights /

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"As the governor of South Carolina during the height of the civil rights movement, Robert E. McNair faced the task of leading the state through the dismantling of its pervasive Jim Crow culture. Despite the obstacles, McNair was able to navigate a moderate course away from a past dominated by a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grose, Philip G., 1938-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia : University of South Carolina Press, ©2006.
Temas:
McNair, Robert E. > (Robert Evander), > 1923-2007.
McNair, Robert E. > (Robert Evander), > 1923-2007
McNair, Robert E.
Since 1900
Governors > South Carolina > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights > South Carolina > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > South Carolina > History > 20th century.
Gouverneurs > Caroline du Sud > Biographies.
Noirs américains > Droits > Caroline du Sud > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > Caroline du Sud > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
African Americans > Civil rights
Civil rights movements
Governors
Politics and government
Race relations
Bürgerrechtsbewegung
South Carolina > Race relations > History > 20th century.
South Carolina > Politics and government > 1951-
Caroline du Sud > Relations raciales > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Caroline du Sud > Politique et gouvernement > 1951-
South Carolina
Biography
Biography.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The old order changeth
  • Growing up in hell hole swamp
  • Coming of age : war, education, and election
  • Learning the ropes in a rural state
  • A circuitous route to the governor's office
  • Preparing for the showdown
  • A full term and a mandate for moderation
  • A blueprint for South Carolina
  • The gathering storm at South Carolina State
  • A tragedy at Orangeburg
  • The rise of soul power
  • South Carolina runs out of time, courts.

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