When Freedom Would Triumph: The Civil Rights Struggle in Congress, 1954–1968When Freedom Would Triumph recalls the most significant and inspiring legislative battle of the twentieth century -- the two decades of struggle in the halls of Congress that resulted in civil rights for the descendants of American slaves. Robert Mann's comprehensive analysis shows how political leaders in Washington -- Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, John F. Kennedy, and others -- transformed the ardent passion for freedom -- the protests, marches, and creative nonviolence of the civil rights movement -- into concrete progress for justice. A story of heroism and cowardice, statesmanship and political calculation, vision and blindness, When Freedom Would Triumph, an abridged and updated version of Mann's The Walls of Jericho: Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, Richard Russell, and the Struggle for Civil Rights, is a captivating, thought-provoking reminder of the need for more effective government. |
Contents
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5 This Is Armageddon | 40 |
6 The Best We Could Get | 49 |
7 A Meaningless Gesture | 61 |
8 A Victory for the Old South | 75 |
12 Wait Has Always Meant Never | 135 |
13 A Bill Not an Issue | 153 |
14 I Want Th at Bill Passed | 166 |
15 An Idea Whose Time Has Come | 185 |
16 Do You Want to Be Vice President? | 209 |
17 We Are Demanding the Ballot | 218 |
18 We Shall Overcome | 232 |
19 Disillusionment and Defeat | 250 |
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When Freedom Would Triumph: The Civil Rights Struggle in Congress, 1954–1968 Robert Mann Limited preview - 2007 |
When Freedom Would Triumph: The Civil Rights Struggle in Congress, 1954--1968 Robert Mann No preview available - 2007 |