| Author | Ashmore, Harry S.
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| Title | Civil rights and wrongs : a memoir of race and politics 1944-1994 / Harry S. Ashmore.
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| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Published | New York : Pantheon Books, c1994.
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| Description | xx, 441 p. ; 25 cm.
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| ISBN | 0-679-43181-0 : $25.00 USA ($33.50 Can.) |
| General Note | "A Cornelia & Michael Bessie book."
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| Bib. Note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-413) and index.
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| Formatted Note | Contents: Prelude: Roosevelt and the New Deal -- Diversion: The upheaval of World War II -- Genesis: Truman and the Dixiecrats -- Stalemate: The Republican ascendancy -- Default: Eisenhower vs. the Supreme Court -- Transition: The Kennedys and the King -- Midpassage; The Democratic ascendancy -- Pinnacle: Johnson and the great society -- Realignment: New coalitions for both parties -- Retrograde: Nixon and the Southern strategy -- Interlude: Jerry, Jimmy, and Jesse -- Dead end: Triumph of a great communicator -- Postmortem: The Reagan counterrevolution -- Aftermath: Polarization of the primaries -- Turnaround: The Democrats rise again -- Prognosis: A battle for the disaffected.
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| Subjects | African Americans -- Civil rights.
African Americans -- Politics and government.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Race relations.
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| LC Card Number | 93-30553//r94 |
| Call Number/Copies | |
| | WRHS Research Library: E 185.615 A827
mq18797: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 12054] |
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