Quest and Response : Minority Rights and the Truman Administration / / by Donald R. McCoy and Richard T. Ruetten

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910437642103321
• Autore: McCoy Donald R
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: 1973; Lawrence, : University Press of Kansas, [1973]; ©[1973]
• ISBN: 0-7006-0099-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1 online resource ix, 427 pages)
• Disciplina: 323.4/0973
• Soggetti: Politics and government; Minorities; African Americans - Civil rights; Minorities - United States; United States; United States Politics and government 1945-1953
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: The state of minorities before the Truman years -- A new man in the White House -- Tension and strife -- Where they stood -- A year of relaxation, or preparation -- OF promises made and delayed -- Vindication of a commitment -- A new day dawns? -- Deadlock in Congress -- Of patronage, housing, and law -- Integrating the military -- Equal employment opportunity -- Defeat in Congress -- A final stand -- Assessment.
• Sommario/riassunto: Although the civilrights story of the Truman administration is one relating mainly to blacks, this study deals with other minority groups, including Indians, MexicanAmericans, Puerto Ricans, Japanese and ChineseAmericans, and Jews. Based on extensive research in primary source materials, it is a balanced, indepth analysis of the power of minorities in eliciting change. It is a valuable addition to the study of social as well as political history.