Harry Truman and the struggle for racial justice
By: Robert Shogan
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Lawrence, Kansas
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9780700619115
Subjects: African Americans; Civil rights; History; Politics and government; Race relations
Description: Shogan recounts how Truman outgrew the bigotry of his Jackson County upbringing to become the first president since Lincoln to attempt to redress the nation's long history of injustice toward its black citizens-- and in the process transformed the course of race relations in America. Truman ordered the integration of the armed forces and threw the weight of the Justice Department behind the long struggle against segregation in housing and education. Shogan points out the political and personal factors that motivated the president and weighs the potential political costs and benefits of his civil rights actions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references( pages 217-223) and index.
Table of contents: title: The president's dilemma; title: Facing the century; title: The boss's apprentice; title: Back from the dead; title: Road to the top; title: The turning point; title: More than a dream; title: Running from behind; title: The upset; title: Freedom to serve; title: Friends of the court; title: Legacy.