The Civil Rights Act of 1964: The Passage of the Law That Ended Racial Segregation

The Civil Rights Act of 1964: The Passage of the Law That Ended Racial Segregation
ISBN-10
143841112X
ISBN-13
9781438411125
Series
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Category
Social Science
Pages
402
Language
English
Published
1997-06-30
Publisher
State University of New York Press
Author
Robert D. Loevy

Description

This book details, in a series of first-person accounts, how Hubert Humphrey and other dedicated civil rights supporters fashioned the famous cloture vote that turned back the determined southern filibuster in the U. S. Senate and got the monumental Civil Rights Act bill passed into law. Authors include Humphrey, who was the Democratic whip in the Senate at the time; Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., a top Washington civil rights lobbyist; and John G. Stewart, Humphrey's top legislative aide. These accounts are essential for understanding the full meaning and effect of America's civil rights movement.

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