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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1608198243
ISBN-13
9781608198245
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172807520
Product Key Features
Book Title
Bill of the Century : the Epic Battle for the Civil Rights Act
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Civil Rights, United States / General
Publication Year
2014
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
20.1 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2014-004662
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Eye-opening . . . Unquestionably important . . . [Risen] has crafted a crucial addition to civil rights history, sure to absorb anyone interested in the times." - Publishers Weekly (starred review), on A Nation on Fire "A compelling, original history of the tumult that followed Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination." -Thomas J. Sugrue, author of Sweet Land of Liberty , on A Nation on Fire "Compelling . . . the author has given us such a concise and well-written reminder of how bad things used to be . . . A Nation on Fire may revive your faith in progress." - The Boston Globe , on A Nation on Fire, Compelling . . . the author has given us such a concise and well-written reminder of how bad things used to be . . . A Nation on Fire may revive your faith in progress., Eye-opening . . . Unquestionably important . . . [Risen] has crafted a crucial addition to civil rights history, sure to absorb anyone interested in the times., "Risen is adept at weaving in juicy snippets of conversation and his fluid prose." Publishers Weekly, "Risen is adept at weaving in juicy snippets of conversation and his fluid prose." - Publishers Weekly, "This is an outstanding study of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Moreover, it is an exceptional examination of how Congress worked 50 years ago. What makes New York Times op-ed editor Risen's account compelling is his depiction of a subtle process that depended on a cast of characters. First, it was in the House of Representatives where Democrats like Emanuel Celler and Republicans such as William McCullough conspired to override southern objections. Although Risen gives President Lyndon B. Johnson his due, he does not describe him as the indispensable force in passing the first major piece of civil rights legislation since the 14th amendment. In the Senate, the author highlights Everett Dirksen, Hubert Humphrey, and Mike Mansfield for their efforts. He even breaks scholarly ground by pointing out that Howard Smith's amendment expanding women's rights was not offered solely as a poison pill, but due to a lifetime of devotion to gender equality. Risen's account of John Kennedy's efforts are sparkling. A work of high academic quality written with a journalist's flair for telling a tale. Superb. Summing Up: Essential. All levels/libraries." - D. R. Turner, Davis and Elkins College, CHOICE, "Scrupulous accuracy...well-researched." -- Kirkus "Risen is adept at weaving in juicy snippets of conversation and his fluid prose." -- Publishers Weekly "Smart and stirring." -- New Republic "This is an outstanding study of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Moreover, it is an exceptional examination of how Congress worked 50 years ago. What makes New York Times op-ed editor Risen's account compelling is his depiction of a subtle process that depended on a cast of characters. First, it was in the House of Representatives where Democrats like Emanuel Celler and Republicans such as William McCullough conspired to override southern objections. Although Risen gives President Lyndon B. Johnson his due, he does not describe him as the indispensable force in passing the first major piece of civil rights legislation since the 14th amendment. In the Senate, the author highlights Everett Dirksen, Hubert Humphrey, and Mike Mansfield for their efforts. He even breaks scholarly ground by pointing out that Howard Smith's amendment expanding women's rights was not offered solely as a poison pill, but due to a lifetime of devotion to gender equality. Risen's account of John Kennedy's efforts are sparkling. A work of high academic quality written with a journalist's flair for telling a tale. Superb. Summing Up: Essential. All levels/libraries." -- D. R. Turner, Davis and Elkins College, CHOICE, "Scrupulous accuracy…well-researched." Kirkus "Risen is adept at weaving in juicy snippets of conversation and his fluid prose." Publishers Weekly "Smart and stirring." New Republic, "Scrupulous accuracy…well-researched." Kirkus "Risen is adept at weaving in juicy snippets of conversation and his fluid prose." Publishers Weekly "Smart and stirring." New Republic "This is an outstanding study of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Moreover, it is an exceptional examination of how Congress worked 50 years ago. What makes New York Times op-ed editor Risen's account compelling is his depiction of a subtle process that depended on a cast of characters. First, it was in the House of Representatives where Democrats like Emanuel Celler and Republicans such as William McCullough conspired to override southern objections. Although Risen gives President Lyndon B. Johnson his due, he does not describe him as the indispensable force in passing the first major piece of civil rights legislation since the 14th amendment. In the Senate, the author highlights Everett Dirksen, Hubert Humphrey, and Mike Mansfield for their efforts. He even breaks scholarly ground by pointing out that Howard Smith's amendment expanding women's rights was not offered solely as a poison pill, but due to a lifetime of devotion to gender equality. Risen's account of John Kennedy's efforts are sparkling. A work of high academic quality written with a journalist's flair for telling a tale. Superb. Summing Up: Essential. All levels/libraries." D. R. Turner, Davis and Elkins College, CHOICE, "This is an outstanding study of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Moreover, it is an exceptional examination of how Congress worked 50 years ago. What makes New York Times op-ed editor Risen's account compelling is his depiction of a subtle process that depended on a cast of characters. First, it was in the House of Representatives where Democrats like Emanuel Celler and Republicans such as William McCullough conspired to override southern objections. Although Risen gives President Lyndon B. Johnson his due, he does not describe him as the indispensable force in passing the first major piece of civil rights legislation since the 14th amendment. In the Senate, the author highlights Everett Dirksen, Hubert Humphrey, and Mike Mansfield for their efforts. He even breaks scholarly ground by pointing out that Howard Smith's amendment expanding women's rights was not offered solely as a poison pill, but due to a lifetime of devotion to gender equality. Risen's account of John Kennedy's efforts are sparkling. A work of high academic quality written with a journalist's flair for telling a tale. Superb. Summing Up: Essential. All levels/libraries." D. R. Turner, Davis and Elkins College, CHOICE
Dewey Decimal
342.7308/5
Synopsis
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the single most important piece of legislation passed by Congress in American history. This one law so dramatically altered American society that, looking back, it seems preordained-as Everett Dirksen, the GOP leader in the Senate and a key supporter of the bill, said, "no force is more powerful than an idea whose time has come." But there was nothing predestined about the victory: a phalanx of powerful senators, pledging to "fight to the death" for segregation, launched the longest filibuster in American history to defeat it. The bill's passage has often been credited to the political leadership of President Lyndon Johnson, or the moral force of Martin Luther King. Yet as Clay Risen shows, the battle for the Civil Rights Act was a story much bigger than those two men. It was a broad, epic struggle, a sweeping tale of unceasing grassroots activism, ringing speeches, backroom deal-making and finally, hand-to-hand legislative combat. The larger-than-life cast of characters ranges from Senate lions like Mike Mansfield and Strom Thurmond to NAACP lobbyist Charles Mitchell, called "the 101st senator" for his Capitol Hill clout, and industrialist J. Irwin Miller, who helped mobilize a powerful religious coalition for the bill. The "idea whose time had come" would never have arrived without pressure from the streets and shrewd leadership in Congress--all captured in Risen's vivid narrative. This critical turning point in American history has never been thoroughly explored in a full-length account. Now, New York Times editor and acclaimed author Clay Risen delivers the full story, in all its complexity and drama.
LC Classification Number
KF4749.R57 2014
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