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Title The Civil Rights Act of 1964 : the passage of the law that ended racial segregation / edited by Robert D. Loevy ; with contributions by Hubert H. Humphrey, Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., and John G. Stewart.

Imprint Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, c1997.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  342.0873 C499    ---  Available
Description viii, 380 pages ; 24 cm.
Series SUNY series in Afro-American studies
SUNY series in Afro-American studies.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-370) and index.
Contents Introduction : the background and setting of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 / Robert D. Loevy -- Role of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights in the civil rights struggle of 1963-1964 / Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. -- Memorandum on Senate consideration of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 / Hubert H. Humphrey -- Thoughts on the civil rights bill ; The Senate and civil rights ; The Civil Rights Act of 1964 : strategy ; The Civil Rights Act of 1964 : tactics I ; The Civil Rights Act of 1964 : tactics II ; Independence and control / John G. Stewart -- Impact and aftermath of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ; A chronology of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 / Robert D. Loevy.
Subject United States. Civil Rights Act of 1964.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Segregation -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Added Author Loevy, Robert D., 1935-
ISBN 0791433617 (hc : alk. paper)
0791433625 (pb : alk. paper)

 
    
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