Showdown at the 1964 Democratic Convention [electronic resource] : Lyndon Johnson, Mississippi and civil rights / John C. Skipper.
Skipper, John C., 1945-
2012
JK2313 1964 .S55 2012eb
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Title Showdown at the 1964 Democratic Convention [electronic resource] : Lyndon Johnson, Mississippi and civil rights / John C. Skipper.
Author Skipper, John C., 1945-
ISBN 9780786491315 (electronic bk.)
9780786461615
Imprint Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Publishers, 2012.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (vii, 212 p.) : ill.
Call Number JK2313 1964 .S55 2012eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 324.2736
Summary "This volume explores how American politics and the civil rights movement faced head-to-head at the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, how the federal government felt compelled to spy on its own people for purely political purposes, and how this interlude changed the political landscape for generations"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Introduction
The movement
Robert Moses
Lyndon Johnson
A nation awakened
The Republican revolution
The journey
Political espionage
Showdown
Compromises and consternation
Into the lion's den
A compromise and a lynching
Power, protest and politics
The forces of human decency
Turning points
Political espionage documented.

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