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Showdown at the 1964 Democratic Convention : Lyndon Johnson, Mississippi and civil rights
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Title
Showdown at the 1964 Democratic Convention : Lyndon Johnson, Mississippi and civil rights / John C. Skipper.
ISBN
9780786461615 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786461616 (softcover : alk. paper)
Published
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2012.
Physical Description
vii, 212 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Summary
"This volume explores how American politics and the civil rights movement faced head-to-head at the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, how the federal government felt compelled to spy on its own people for purely political purposes, and how this interlude changed the political landscape for generations"--Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 19, 2012
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction
The movement
Robert Moses
Lyndon Johnson
A nation awakened
The Republican revolution
The journey
Political espionage
Showdown
Compromises and consternation
Into the lion's den
A compromise and a lynching
Power, protest and politics
The forces of human decency
Turning points
Political espionage documented.
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