Freedom's pragmatist : Lyndon Johnson and civil rights / Sylvia Ellis.

Author: Ellis, Sylvia.

Imprint:Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2013.

Descriptionxii, 328 p. ; 24 cm.

Note:Formative experiences: childhood and early career -- Civil rights in Texas: the House years -- Civil rights at the national level: the Senate years -- The road to Damascus: the Vice Presidency, 1960-1963 -- Firing the presidential cannons: the White House, 1963-1965 -- The limits of liberalism: the White House, 1965-1968.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-320) and index.

Note:An examination of Johnson's personal and political journey on civil rights, synthesizing available research into a concise study to focus on his record on racial politics.

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