Eisenhower Vs. Warren: The Battle For Civil Rights And Liberties
by James F. Simon /
2018 / English / EPUB
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The epic 1950s battle that would shape the legal future
of the civil rights movement is chronicled here for the first
time.
The epic 1950s battle that would shape the legal future
of the civil rights movement is chronicled here for the first
time.The bitter feud between President Dwight D. Eisenhower and
Chief Justice Earl Warren framed the tumultuous future of the
modern civil rights movement. Eisenhower was a gradualist who
wanted to coax white Americans in the South into eventually
accepting integration, while Warren, author of the Supreme Court’s
historic unanimous opinion in
The bitter feud between President Dwight D. Eisenhower and
Chief Justice Earl Warren framed the tumultuous future of the
modern civil rights movement. Eisenhower was a gradualist who
wanted to coax white Americans in the South into eventually
accepting integration, while Warren, author of the Supreme Court’s
historic unanimous opinion inBrown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education,
demanded immediate action to dismantle the segregation of the
public school system. In
,
demanded immediate action to dismantle the segregation of the
public school system. InEisenhower vs. Warren
Eisenhower vs. Warren, two-time
, two-timeNew York Times
New York Times Notable Book author James F. Simon examines
the years of strife between them that led Eisenhower to say that
his biggest mistake as president was appointing that “dumb son of a
bitch Earl Warren.” This momentous, poisonous relationship is
presented here at last in one volume. Compellingly written,
Notable Book author James F. Simon examines
the years of strife between them that led Eisenhower to say that
his biggest mistake as president was appointing that “dumb son of a
bitch Earl Warren.” This momentous, poisonous relationship is
presented here at last in one volume. Compellingly written,Eisenhower vs. Warren
Eisenhower vs. Warren brings to vivid life the clash that
continues to reverberate in political and constitutional debates
today. 8 pages of photographs
brings to vivid life the clash that
continues to reverberate in political and constitutional debates
today. 8 pages of photographs