Delaying the Dream : Southern Senators and the Fight against Civil Rights, 1938-1965 /

Few historical events lend themselves to such a sharp delineation between right and wrong as does the civil rights struggle. Consequently, many historical accounts of white resistance to civil rights legislation emphasize the ferocity of the opposition, from the Ole Miss riots to the depredations of...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Finley, Keith M., 1973-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2008.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
United States. > Congress. > Senate.
États-Unis. > Congress. > Senate > Histoire > 20e siecle.
United States. > Congress. > Senate > History > 20th century.
Race relations > Political aspects.
Legislators.
Civil rights movements.
African Americans > Civil rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Noirs americains > Droits > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Legislators > Southern States > History > 20th century.
Legislators > United States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
Southern States.
États-Unis (Sud) > Relations raciales > Aspect politique > Histoire > 20e siecle.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Aspect politique > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Southern States > Race relations > Political aspects > History > 20th century.
United States > Race relations > Political aspects > History > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Few historical events lend themselves to such a sharp delineation between right and wrong as does the civil rights struggle. Consequently, many historical accounts of white resistance to civil rights legislation emphasize the ferocity of the opposition, from the Ole Miss riots to the depredations of Eugene "Bull" Conner's Birmingham police force to George Wallace's stand on the schoolhouse steps.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (352 pages).
ISBN:9780807134610

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