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Justice Rising Robert Kennedy's America in Black and White

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ISBN-10: 0674737458

ISBN-13: 9780674737457

Edition: N/A

Authors: Patricia Sullivan

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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. Bobby Kennedy was an unlikely civil rights hero. A cold warrior who once worked for Joe McCarthy, he grew up in a sheltered world where segregation was the norm. But when he became attorney general in 1961, he plunged headfirst into the politics of race. In this landmark reconsideration of his life and legacy, Patricia Sullivan reveals how he grasped the moment to emerge as a transformational leader at a tumultuous time. Drawing on government files, personal papers, and oral…    
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Book details

List price: $33.95
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 6/8/2021
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 544
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 2.244
Language: English