Kennedy v. Nixon : The Presidential Election of 1960
This analysis of the movement between 1945 and 1960 substantiates a new but now dominant interpretation of civil rights history that sees grassroots action as the powerful engine that drove racial change. It emphasizes the major role played by women in the cause and documents the variety of civil ri...
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Gainesville :
University Press of Florida,
2006.
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Table des matières:
- Contents; Acknowledgments ix; Cast of Characters xi; Introduction 1; 1. National Party Politics in the 1950s 4; 2. Kennedy and Nixon before 1960 25; 3. John F. Kennedy and the Democratic Nomination 49; 4. Richard M. Nixon and the Republican Nomination 81; 5. The General Election Campaign, July 28September 25 97; 6. The General Election Campaign, September 26October 21 117; 7. Civil Rights and the General Election Campaign 135; 8. The Final Days of the General Election Campaign, October 22November 7 158; 9. November 8, 1960, and Its Aftermath 177; 10. The Myths of 1960 201; Appendix 215.
- Notes 217Sources 261; Index 279.