Harry Truman and the struggle for racial justice, Robert Shogan
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Harry Truman and the struggle for racial justice, Robert Shogan
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Harry Truman and the struggle for racial justice
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
818143727
Responsibility statement
Robert Shogan
Summary
Shogan recounts how Truman outgrew the bigotry of his Jackson County upbringing to become the first president since Lincoln to attempt to redress the nation's long history of injustice toward its black citizens-- and in the process transformed the course of race relations in America. Truman ordered the integration of the armed forces and threw the weight of the Justice Department behind the long struggle against segregation in housing and education. Shogan points out the political and personal factors that motivated the president and weighs the potential political costs and benefits of his civil rights actions
Table of contents
President's dilemma -- Facing the century -- The boss's apprentice -- Back from the dead -- Road to the top -- Turning point -- More than a dream -- Running from behind -- The upset -- Freedom to serve -- Friends of the court -- Legacy
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