by KweisiMfume (Foreword), Michael R . Gardner (Author), George M . Elsey (Foreword)
Given his background - growing up in the border state of Missouri - President Truman was an unlikely champion of civil rights. Yet it was he who energized the modern civil rights movement. Michael Gardner analyses Truman's speeches and the appointments he made of like-minded civil rights activists.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 296
Edition: 3rd
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 30 Sep 2003
ISBN 10: 0809325500
ISBN 13: 9780809325504