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Nichols, David A. (David Allen), 1939-

Title A matter of justice : Eisenhower and the beginning of the Civil Rights revolution / David A. Nichols.

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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2007.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 2nd Floor Stacks	973.921 Ei83Dn 2007	---	Available
Pittsburg 2nd Fl Non-Fiction	973.921 Nic	---	Available

Edition	1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Description	353 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	The candidate -- Invoking federal authority -- The president and Brown -- A judiciary to enforce Brown -- The president and the chief justice -- Confronting southern resistance -- The Civil Rights Act of 1957 -- The Little Rock crisis -- Military intervention in Little Rock -- Rising expectations -- The final act -- Leading from Gettysburg -- Conclusion: A matter of justice.
Subject	Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 -- Political and social views.
	Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 -- Relations with African Americans.
	African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
	Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- History -- 20th century.
	Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	School integration -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
	United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961.
	Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN	1416541500 (hardcover)
	9781416541509 (hardcover)
Standard No.	AU@ 000041601798
	NZ1 11371906