To End All Segregation [Paperback]

Robert D. Loevy (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0819176893 | ISBN-13: 978-0819176899 | Publication Date: January 30, 1990

This book traces the early history of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, showing how brutal police treatment of civil rights demonstrators in Birmingham, Alabama, forced President Kennedy to send a strong civil rights bill to Congress in June of 1963. The various legislative strategies used to get the Civil Rights Act of 1964 through Congress are detailed. The study relies on original sources (letters, memoranda, oral histories, daily notes and diaries) in presidential and congressional libraries. These materials are supported by an extensive series of personal interviews by the author. Contents: The Civil Rights Act of 1964; John F. Kennedy, 'The Fires of Discord'; Writing the Administration Bill; Subcommittee No. 5 'Out of Control' for Civil Rights; Lyndon B. Johnson, 'To Write It in The Books of Law'; 'Vultures' in the Galleries/'Miracles' On the Floor; Mike Mansfield and Hubert Humphrey, 'Conditioning for the Long Ordeal'; Richard Russel, The Defending Champion; Filibuster #1-The Motion to Consider; Filibuster #2-The Bill Itself; Everett M. Dirksen, The Great Amender; The Drive for Cloture, 'An Idea Whose Time Has Come'; 'To Die On The Barricades'/To Earn 'A Place of Honor'.

Editorial Reviews

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Although he is discussing events that occurred more than a quarter century ago and, of course, we know how the story ends, Loevy creates a sense of drama and expectation.>>>> (Perspectives On Political Science )

A splendidly researched and written policy analysis of one of the most important, if not the most important, pieces of legislation in the twentieth century.>>>> (Dr. Thomas E. Coronin Perspectives On Political Science )

...this is an interesting book that will be especially valuable to that esoteric group who frame our laws.>>>> (The Journal Of Southern History )

...this is an interesting book that will be especially valuable to that esoteric group who frame our laws. (The Journal Of Southern History )

Although he is discussing events that occurred more than a quarter century ago and, of course, we know how the story ends, Loevy creates a sense of drama and expectation. (Perspectives On Political Science )

A splendidly researched and written policy analysis of one of the most important, if not the most important, pieces of legislation in the twentieth century. (Dr. Thomas E. Coronin Perspectives On Political Science )

About the Author

Robert D. Loevy is Professor of Political Science at Colorado College, Colorado Springs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 382 pages
• Publisher: University Press Of America (January 30, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0819176893
• ISBN-13: 978-0819176899
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,991,147 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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