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Eisenhower vs. Warren : the battle for civil rights and liberties /

President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Chief Justice Earl Warren were two of the most revered American leaders of the twentieth century. Yet, when it came to the protection of basic civil rights and liberties, they staunchly disagreed on how best to move into an uncertain future, and their disagreements...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Simon, James F. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Warren, Earl, > 1891-1974.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. > (Dwight David), > 1890-1969.
School integration > United States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Politics and government > 1953-1961.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Lawyers & Judges.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
Table of Contents:
  • Man of the West
  • Supreme Commander
  • "Loyalty comes first"
  • Eyes on the White House
  • "To my mind, he is a statesman"
  • A list of 205 communists
  • "This is a day that will live in glory"
  • "With all deliberate speed"
  • Double-crossing Ike
  • Red Monday
  • Little Rock
  • The egalitarian revolution.