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Now abridged for courses, this edition of Hugh D. Graham's groundbreaking history of national policy during the battle for civil rights recreates the intense debates in Congress and the White House that led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 banning discrimination against minorities and women. Following the implementation of these policies through a thickening maze of federal agencies and court decisions, the text reveals how the classic liberal agenda of non-discrimination evolved into the controversial program of affirmative action, surprisingly enough, under Richard Nixon. Based on extensive, groundbreaking research in the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon presidential archives and special collections of the Library of Congress, Civil Rights and the Presidency will be invaluable for courses in American history, political science, and black and women's studies.

Reviews

"Lots of ground-breaking information."--Julie Leininger Pycion, Manhattan College

"Graham has abridged his award winning book into a highly readable account of the role of the executive branch in civil rights policy from the sit-ins of 1960 through Nixon's first administration."--The Historian

"An extraordinarily well-written and fascinating account."--Thomas A. Schwartz, Vanderbilt University

"A powerful critique of government civil rights policy after 1965."--Florida Historical Quarterly (on the First Edition)

"An informative account of the crucial years in the struggle for racial minorities and women to gain more civil rights. There is much in it to stimulate class discussion."--Robert W. Langran, Villanova University

"I am pleased to see you come out with another abridgement of a significant (if lengthy) title."--William L. Van Deburg, University of Wisconsin

Praise for The Civil Rights Era:

"Should reacquaint a new generation with forgotten truths....Instructive, too, is Mr. Graham's assessment of presidential leadership"--The New York Times Book Review

"A rigorous, undiluted examination of the policies and programs effected by the federal government in pursuit of civil equality for all citizens....An impressive marshaling of evidence and interpretation....An excellent resource"--Booklist

"The first administrative history of the movement....A major milestone in the study of recent American life and politics"--Library Journal

Product Details

288 pages; 6-1/8 x 9-1/4; ISBN13: 978-0-19-507322-5ISBN10: 0-19-507322-3

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