Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Lots of ground-breaking information."--Julie Leininger Pycion, Manhattan College
"Graham has abridged his award winning book into a highly readable account of the role of the executive branch in civil rights policy from the sit-ins of 1960 through Nixon's first administration."--The Historian
"An extraordinarily well-written and fascinating account."--Thomas A. Schwartz, Vanderbilt University
"A powerful critique of government civil rights policy after 1965."--Florida Historical Quarterly (on the First Edition)
"An informative account of the crucial years in the struggle for racial minorities and women to gain more civil rights. There is much in it to stimulate class discussion."--Robert W. Langran, Villanova University
"I am pleased to see you come out with another abridgement of a significant (if lengthy) title."--William L. Van Deburg, University of Wisconsin
Praise for The Civil Rights Era:
"Should reacquaint a new generation with forgotten truths....Instructive, too, is Mr. Graham's assessment of presidential leadership"--The New York Times Book Review
"A rigorous, undiluted examination of the policies and programs effected by the federal government in pursuit of civil equality for all citizens....An impressive marshaling of evidence and interpretation....An excellent resource"--Booklist
"The first administrative history of the movement....A major milestone in the study of recent American life and politics"--Library Journal
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-273) and index.
Table of Contents
1. America in 1960: Blacks and Women on the Eve of Social Revolution
2. The Kennedy Presidency and Black Civil Rights, 1960-1962
3. The Segregated Civil Rights Bills of 1963 for Women and Blacks
4. Lyndon Johnson and The Civil Rights Act of 1964
5. The Watershed of 1965: From the Voting Rights Act to "Black Power"
6. The EEOC and the Politics of Gender
7. Race, Affirmative Action, and Open Housing, 1965-1968
8. The Nixon Presidency: Domestic Policy and Divided Government
9. The Philadelphia Plan and the Politics of Minority Preference
10. The "Color-Blind" Constitution and the Federal Courts
11. Women, the Nixon Administration, and the Equal Rights Amendment
12. The Consolidation of 1972
13. The Rights Revolution and The American Administrative State
Further Reading
Glossary of Organizations
Endnotes