The Civil Rights Lobby : The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the Second Reconstruction / Shamira Gelbman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gelbman, Shamira Michal, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public interest lobbying--United States--History--20th century.

Public interest lobbying.

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

Civil rights movements.

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights--History.

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Explores the early years of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the interest group coalition that has coordinated the efforts of more than fifty organizations to secure civil rights legislation since the 1950s. Explains the LCCR's organizational dynamics and the role its lobbyists played in the Second Reconstruction"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

"Trying to Mesh All of These Groups into Some Sort of a Force"

"Nothing Like the Present Ferment Has Been Seen for Seventy-Five Years"

"We Have No Formal Structure"

"The Unity among These Groups Is Truly Tremendous"

"The Leadership Conference Plans to Continue"

"To Speak for Millions"

Appendix: Methodological Note, Interviews, and Archival Collections.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781439920473

1439920478

OCLC:

1248600198