Civil Rights and the Presidency: Race and Gender in American Politics, 1960-1972 / Edition 1

by Hugh Davis Graham

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195073225
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/27/1992
Edition description:	Abridged Edition of The Civil Rights Era
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.13(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.74(d)

Table of Contents

1. America in 1960: Blacks and Women on the Eve of Social Revolution2. The Kennedy Presidency and Black Civil Rights, 1960-19623. The Segregated Civil Rights Bills of 1963 for Women and Blacks4. Lyndon Johnson and The Civil Rights Act of 19645. The Watershed of 1965: From the Voting Rights Act to "Black Power"6. The EEOC and the Politics of Gender7. Race, Affirmative Action, and Open Housing, 1965-19688. The Nixon Presidency: Domestic Policy and Divided Government9. The Philadelphia Plan and the Politics of Minority Preference10. The "Color-Blind" Constitution and the Federal Courts11. Women, the Nixon Administration, and the Equal Rights Amendment12. The Consolidation of 197213. The Rights Revolution and The American Administrative StateFurther ReadingGlossary of OrganizationsEndnotes

Editorial 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

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