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Lion in the Lobby: Clarence Mitchell, Jr.'s Struggle for the Passage of Civil Rights Laws

Lion in the Lobby: Clarence Mitchell, Jr.'s Struggle for the Passage of Civil Rights Laws


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Lion in the Lobby chronicles Clarence Mitchell's life story and mission of getting Congress to join the courts and the Executive Branch in upholding the Constitution in order to fulfill the NAACP's egalitarian philosophy. This revised edition features a detailed account of the bitter battle within the NAACP over Mitchell's retirement and offers a more complete picture of Mitchell's philosophy of nonviolence.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Foreword by Clarence Mitchell, Jr. Chapter 2 Acknowledgements Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Journey Toward the Promised Land: Chapter 5 Trauma of a Lynching Chapter 6 Covering the Scottsboro Trials Chapter 7 A Star is a Small Reward Chapter 8 Neither North nor South Chapter 9 A Man is Molded Chapter 10 Launching a Career Chapter 11 The FEPC Grail Chapter 12 NAACP Labor Secretary Chapter 13 Taking Command Chapter 14 All-Out Attack on Segregation Chapter 15 Confronting the Agony Chapter 16 Shifting Strategy Chapter 17 At the Crossroads Chapter 18 Breakthrough Chapter 19 The Undaunted Optimist Chapter 20 Fulfilling a Dream: Chapter 21 Challenge of the New Frontier Chapter 22 Honing Political Support Chapter 23 Guiding the Forces Through the Turbulence Chapter 24 The 1964 Act: A Dream Realized Chapter 25 101st Senator Chapter 26 "Our Quarterback" Chapter 27 Confronting the Politics of Reaction Chapter 28 Epilogue Chapter 29 Appendix I: Civil Rights Bills: Parliamentary Procedures Chapter 30 Appendix II: Differences Between Voting Proposals and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Chapter 31 Appendix III: What's in the Civil Rights Act? Chapter 32 Notes Chapter 33 Bibliography Chapter 34 Principal Cases Cited Chapter 35 Index

About the Author :
Denton L. Watson is Associate Professor of American Studies, SUNY College at Old Westbury. He served as the Director of Public Relations, NAACP, from 1982-1995.

Review :
In Lion in the Lobby, Denton L. Watson has provided a well-researched, highly detailed account of Mitchell's fight to advance and protect civil rights for African Americans...it [is] a fundamental starting point for any student pursuing the study of his work, and it makes an important contribution to the overall history of the civil rights movement. -- Creston Long, Salisbury University Journal of Southern History


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780761822110
  • Publisher: University Press of America
  • Publisher Imprint: University Press of America
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 920
  • Spine Width: 55 mm
  • Weight: 1311 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0761822119
  • Publisher Date: 18 Sep 2002
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Clarence Mitchell, Jr.'s Struggle for the Passage of Civil Rights Laws
  • Width: 163 mm


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