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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 : the passage of the law that ended racial segregation / edited by Robert D. Loevy ; with contributions by Hubert H. Humphrey, Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., and John G. Stewart. - Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, ©1997. - 1 online resource (viii, 380 pages) - SUNY series in Afro-American studies . - SUNY series in Afro-American studies. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-370) and index.

Introduction : the background and setting of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 / Robert D. Loevy -- The role of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights in the civil rights struggle of 1963-1964 / Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. -- Memorandum on Senate consideration of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 / Hubert H. Humphrey -- Thoughts on the civil rights bill ; The Senate and civil rights ; The Civil Rights Act of 1964 : strategy ; The Civil Rights Act of 1964 : tactics I ; The Civil Rights Act of 1964 : tactics II ; Independence and control / John G. Stewart -- The impact and aftermath of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ; A chronology of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 / Robert D. Loevy.

ISBN: 0585057508 (electronic bk.) 9780585057507 (electronic bk.)

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (United States)

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.
Segregation--Law and legislation--History--United States--20th century.
Noirs américains--Droits--Histoire--20e siècle.
LAW--Constitutional.
LAW--Public.
African Americans--Civil rights.
Segregation--Law and legislation.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: KF4757 / .C59 1997eb

Dewey Class. No.: 342.73/0873