Freedom's Pragmatist : Lyndon Johnson and Civil Rights.

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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Formative Experiences: Childhood and Early Career; 2. Civil Rights in Texas: The House Years; 3. Civil Rights at the National Level: The Senate Years; 4. The Road to Damascus: The Vice Presidency, 1960-1963; 5. Firing the Presidential Cannons: The White House, 1963-1965; 6. The Limits of Liberalism: The White House, 1965-1968; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

History has labeled Lyndon B. Johnson ""Lincoln's successor."" But how did a southern president representing a predominately conservative state, with connections to some of the nation's leading segregationists, come to play such an influential role in civil rights history? In Freedom's Pragmatist, Sylvia Ellis tracks Johnson's personal and political civil rights journey, from his childhood and early adulthood in Texas to his lengthy career in Congress and the Senate to his time as vice president and president. Once in the White House, and pressured constantly by grassroots civi.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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