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Freedom's pragmatist

Ellis, Sylvia.

Freedom's pragmatist Lyndon Johnson and civil rights / [electronic resource] : Sylvia Ellis. - Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2013. - 1 online resource (320 p.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formative experiences: childhood and early career -- Civil rights in Texas: the House years -- Civil rights at the national level: the Senate years -- The road to Damascus: the Vice Presidency, 1960-1963 -- Firing the presidential cannons: the white house, 1963-1965 -- The limits of liberalism: the white house, 1965-1968.

An examination of Johnson's personal and political journey on civil rights, synthesizing available research into a concise study to focus on his record on racial politics.

9780813048437 0813048435


Johnson, Lyndon B. 1908-1973.


Civil rights--History.--United States
African Americans--Civil rights.
Civil rights movements--History--United States--20th century.


Electronic books.

E847.2 / .E45 2013

973.923092