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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Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction	973.921 NIC	Check Shelf

Edition	1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Description	353 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 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.
Summary	An appraisal of the thirty-fourth president's record throughout the early years of the civil rights revolution reveals his role in advancing civil rights.
Awards	Kansas Notable Book, 2008
Subject	Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 -- Political and social views.
	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.
	Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. (OCoLC)fst00037714
	African Americans -- Civil rights. (OCoLC)fst00799575
	African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. (OCoLC)fst00799632
	Civil rights. (OCoLC)fst00862627
	Civil rights movements. (OCoLC)fst00862708
	Political and social views. (OCoLC)fst01353986
	Politics and government (OCoLC)fst01919741
	Presidents. (OCoLC)fst01075723
	Race relations. (OCoLC)fst01086509
	Relations with African Americans. (OCoLC)fst01354226
	School integration. (OCoLC)fst01107474
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
	Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1890-1969 (DE-588)118529668
	Bürgerrechtsbewegung (DE-588)4146878-8
	Eisenhower, Dwight D.
	Bürgerrechtsbewegung.
	United States.
	Civil rights -- United States -- History.
	Eisenhower, Dwight D.
Chronological Term	1900-1999
	Geschichte 1952-1961
Genre/Form	Biography.
	Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Biographies.
ISBN	9781416541509 (hardcover)
	1416541500 (hardcover)

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