The Civil Rights Act of 1964 : the passage of the law that ended racial segregation

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Loevy, Robert D., 1935- Editor.

Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978, contribution by.

Rauh, Joseph L., Jr., 1911-1992, contribution by.

Stewart, John G., contribution by.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (390 p.) ill

Other Title:

Civil Rights Act of 1964, The

Summary:

This book details, in a series of first-person accounts, how Hubert Humphrey and other dedicated civil rights supporters fashioned the famous cloture vote that turned back the determined southern filibuster in the U. S. Senate and got the monumental Civil Rights Act bill passed into law. Authors include Humphrey, who was the Democratic whip in the Senate at the time; Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., a top Washington civil rights lobbyist; and John G. Stewart, Humphrey's top legislative aide. These accounts are essential for understanding the full meaning and effect of America's civil rights movement.

ISBN:

9781438411125

143841112X

9780585057507

0585057508