The politics of injustice : the Kennedys, the freedom rides, and the electoral consequences of a moral compromise /

The politics of injustice : the Kennedys, the freedom rides, and the electoral consequences of a moral compromise /

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Main Author: Niven, David, 1971-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, c2003.
Subjects:
Kennedy, John F. > (John Fitzgerald), > 1917-1963 > Views on civil rights.
Kennedy, John F. > (John Fitzgerald), > 1917-1963 > Relations with African Americans.
Kennedy, Robert F., > 1925-1968 > Views on civil rights.
Kennedy, Robert F., > 1925-1968 > Relations with African Americans.
African Americans > Civil rights > Southern States > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > Southern States > History > 20th century.
Politics, Practical > United States > History > 20th century.
Southern States > Politics and government > 1951-
Southern States > Race relations > Political aspects.
United States > Politics and government > 1961-1963.
Table of Contents:
  • Who would get the stitches? The political foundation of John F. Kennedy
  • Looking for the promise of America in a bus station : the freedom rides and the Kennedys, 1961
  • The solid South has cracked : the evolution of the Democratic Party's base
  • "We thank Jack, Bob, and God" : the burgeoning connection between civil rights and the Kennedys
  • "Good men do not go half way with evil" : the value of compromise on a moral issue
  • Passion and compromise : lessons then and now
  • Appendix : political enthusiasm of pro- and anti-civil rights "carers," 1960.

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