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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Sullivan, Patricia, 1950-     Subjects     Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968.     Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     Racial justice -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     Blacks -- Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Sullivan, Patricia, 1950-       by title:      Justice rising : Rob...       by call number:      973.922 S951j     Search the Web     Sullivan, Patricia, 1950-     Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968.     Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     Racial justice -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     Blacks -- Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.       MARC Display

Justice rising : Robert Kennedy's America in black and white / Patricia Sullivan. by Sullivan, Patricia, 1950- The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, c2021. Call #: 973.922 S951j Subjects Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968.   Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.   Racial justice -- United States -- History -- 20th century.   Blacks -- Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century.   United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century. ISBN:  9780674737457 (hc.) Alternate title:  Robert Kennedy's America in black and white Description:  xxi, 515 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages [451]-491) and index. Summary:  "History, race, and politics converged in the 1960s in ways that indelibly changed America. In this landmark reconsideration of Robert Kennedy's life and legacy, Patricia Sullivan draws on government files, personal papers, and oral interviews to reveal how he grasped the moment to emerge as a transformational leader. When civil rights protests broke out across the South, John F. Kennedy's young attorney general confronted escalating demands for racial justice. What began as a political problem soon became a moral one. In the face of vehement pushback from Southern Democrats bent on massive resistance, Kennedy put the weight of the federal government behind school desegregation and voter registration. Bobby Kennedy's youthful energy, moral vision, and capacity to lead created a momentum for change. He helped shape the 1964 Civil Rights Act, reaching out to prominent Republicans for support, but he knew no law would end racism. When the Watts uprising brought calls for more aggressive policing, he pushed back, pointing to the root causes of urban unrest: entrenched poverty, substandard schools, and few job opportunities. RFK strongly opposed the military buildup in Vietnam, but nothing was more important to him than what he called "the revolution within our gates, the struggle of the American Negro for full equality and full freedom." On the night of Martin Luther King's assassination, Kennedy's anguished appeal captured the hopes of a turbulent decade: "In this difficult time for the United States it is perhaps well to ask what kind of nation we are and what direction we want to move in." It is a question that remains urgent and unanswered."--Jacket. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Black Nonfiction 973.922 S951j Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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