The music has gone out of the movement : civil rights and the Johnson administration, 1965-1968 / David C. Carter.

Author/creator Carter, David C., 1970-
Format Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxv, 359 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
African Americans--Civil rights. --History. --20th century.
Civil rights movements--United States. --History. --20th century.
United States--Politics and government. --1963-1969.

Contents Leapfrogging the movement : the Howard University speech and the tragic narrative -- Romper lobbies and coloring lessons : poverty wars and the Child Development Group of Mississippi -- The cocktail hour on the Negro question : the Watts Riot, the Moynihan Report, and the search for a scapegoat -- Bomb throwers and babes in the wood : the White House conference on civil rights -- Mississippi is everywhere : the Meredith March and CDGM's last stand -- The unwelcome guest at the feast : Vietnam and the political crisis of 1966 -- Scouting the star-spangled jungles : the White House, the community relations service, and the dilemma of urban unrest -- Just file them, or get rid of them : LBJ and the fate of the Kerner Commission Report.(p. [313]-339.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [313]-339) and index.
LCCN 2009004945
ISBN9780807832806 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0807832804 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks E185.615 .C3517 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold