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Family of freedom : presidents and African Americans in the White House / by Kenneth T. Walsh.
Van Pelt Library E176.472.A34 W35 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walsh, Kenneth T.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Presidents--Relations with African Americans.
- Presidents.
- Presidents--United States--Attitudes.
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- History.
- Racism--Political aspects.
- African Americans.
- United States.
- African Americans--Government relations.
- African Americans--Politics and government.
- Racism--Political aspects--United States--History.
- Racism.
- Presidents--United States--Staff--History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, CO : Paradigm Publishers, [2011]
- Contents:
- The family of freedom and the arc of racial history
- The slave-owning presidents
- The emancipator
- Opportunity lost
- Jim Crow
- Stirrings of change
- A few shining moments
- Camelot in Black and white
- The breakthrough
- Mixed results in a conservative era
- Three southern presidents
- The first Black president
- Charisma and reality.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-255) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781594518331
- 1594518335
- 9781594518348
- 1594518343
- OCLC:
- 659304871
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