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Michael R. Gardner ; with forewords by George M. Elsey and Kweisi MfumePublication Details
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Given his background, President Truman was an unlikely champion of civil rights. Board of Education under Chief Justice Earl Warren, Gardner contends that the life-altering civil rights rulings by the Vinson Court provided the necessary legal framework for the landmark Brown v. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Subject
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Contents
- Foreword / George M. Elsey
- Foreword / Kweisi Mfume
- Ch. 1. The Historical Background for Truman’s Civil Rights Crusade
- Ch. 2. Truman’s Committee on Civil Rights: December 5, 1946
- Ch. 3. Truman’s Speech to the NAACP at the Lincoln Memorial: June 29, 1947
- Ch. 4. The Report of Truman’s Committee on Civil Rights: October 29, 1947
- Ch. 5. Truman’s State of the Union Address: January 7, 1948
- Ch. 6. Truman’s Special Message to Congress on Civil Rights: February 2, 1948
- Ch. 7. The 1948 Democratic Party Convention and the Civil Rights Plank: July 14-15, 1948
- Ch. 8. The Turnip Day Congressional Session and Executive Orders 9980 and 9981: July 26, 1948
- Ch. 9. The Great "Comeback" Campaign and Truman’s Harlem Speech: October 29, 1948
- Ch. 10. Civil Rights Progress Despite a Recalcitrant Congress: 1949-1952
- Ch. 11. Truman and the Vinson Court
- Ch. 12. Truman’s Howard University Commencement Address: June 13, 1952
- Ch. 13. Truman’s Final Civil Rights Address in Harlem: October 11, 1952
- Ch. 14. The Truman Civil Rights Legacy
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- 0809324253
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