| Description |
xix, 522 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 480-493) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : second emancipation -- The cataclysm -- Let us continue -- "A fellow southerner in the White House" -- Hoover, King, and two presients -- A fire that no water could put out -- An idea whose time has come -- Lyndon Johnson and the Ku Klux Klan -- A political revolution -- Hoover attacks -- LBJ-MLK : a quiet alliance -- We shall overcome -- Shining moment -- This time the fire -- Another martyr -- Epilogue : the legacy. |
| Subject |
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 -- Friends and associates.
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Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973. |
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Friends and associates. |
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Friends and associates.
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. |
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Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 -- Relations with African Americans.
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Relations with African Americans. |
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
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African Americans -- Civil rights. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
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United States. Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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United States. Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1963-1969.
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United States. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1963-1969 |
| Subject |
United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects.
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Race relations. |
| ISBN |
0618088253 |
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