This is a study of the civil rights policies of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.It examines the period from May 1963 to August 1964, which witnessed radical changes in presidential policy agendas on civil rights. By the summer of 1964 with the passage of both the Civil Rights Act and the Economic Opportunity Act, the Johnson administration had responded to African-American demands that the federal government pass wide- ranging legislation to address both constitutional and socio-economic inequality.
This book highlights the importance of long-term national developments, which...