John F. Kennedy and the Second Reconstruction
- ISBN-10
- 023108367X
- ISBN-13
- 9780231083676
- Category
- African Americans
- Pages
- 396
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1977
- Author
- Carl M. Brauer
Description
Analyzes Kennedy's motives and assesses his accomplishments and shortcomings in the area of Civil Rights
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- 1977-01-01
- 396 pages
- Paperback
- New York : Columbia University Press
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