John F. Kennedy and the second reconstruction (Contemporary American history series)
Author(s)
Brauer, Carl M
Brauer, Carl M
In his short but eventful presidency, John F. Kennedy became the key political figure behind a dramatic civil rights revolution: a Second Reconstruction, spurred by an ambitious drive by the federal government to remove racial barriers in political and economic life. 'John F. Kennedy and the Second Reconstruction, ' drawing extensively on the John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy papers, portrays the president's actions during every stage of the confrontation over civil rights in the South.
Name in long format: | John F. Kennedy and the second reconstruction (Contemporary American history series) |
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ISBN-10: | 0231038623 |
ISBN-13: | 9780231038621 |
Book pages: | 396 |
Book language: | en |
Edition: | 1St Edition |
Binding: | Hardcover |
Publisher: | Columbia University Press |
Dimensions: | Weight: 0.99648942424 Pounds |