Bibliograph

Justice rising, Robert Kennedy's America in black and white, Patricia Sullivan

Type

Label

Justice rising, Robert Kennedy's America in black and white, Patricia Sullivan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Justice rising

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1198017183

Responsibility statement

Patricia Sullivan

Sub title

Robert Kennedy's America in black and white

Summary

"A leading civil rights historian places Robert Kennedy for the first time at the center of the movement for racial justice of the 1960s-and shows how many of today's issues can be traced back to that pivotal time"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Preface: "The best a white America has to offer" -- Misfit -- Along the color line: the 1950s -- Faith, hope, and politics -- Black votes -- Simple justice -- The challenge of a decade -- Freedom now -- "A great change is at hand" -- On his own -- Beyond civil rights -- Suppose God is Black -- Reckoning -- The gravest crisis since the Civil War -- Our country's future -- A time of danger and questioning -- The last of the believables

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