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On the Forward Edge - American Government and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Paperback, New)
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On the Forward Edge - American Government and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Paperback, New)
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On The Forward Edge is an American Government text-novel. It
teaches the basic principles of American Government through the
medium of a novelistic account of young people working for change
at the time of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Clark
Schooler, a recent college graduate, begins his newspaper career by
reporting on the sit-in demonstrations of the early civil rights
movement. He covers the efforts of college students to use
direct-action and protests to force the racial integration of a
movie theater in Baltimore. His editor then sends him to the
all-white University of Mississippi to witness and write about the
campus riot that takes place when a black student, James Meredith,
attempts to attend the University. After covering the 1963 March on
Washington, Clark is given a journalistic internship in the Capitol
Hill office of United States Senator Thomas H. Kuchel of
California. Senator Kuchel is one of the floor leaders for the
civil rights bill that will eventually be enacted as the Civil
Rights Act of 1964. In his capacity as a Senate aide, Clark
observes first hand the inner workings of Congress, particularly
the way in which senators supporting racial segregation are using
the Senate filibuster to "talk to death" the civil rights bill.
Clark works with Senator Kuchel to find 67 votes to "cloture" the
civil rights bill and thereby end the filibuster. Clark meets
Bonnie Kanecton, a young lawyer working for Senator Everett M.
Dirksen of Illinois. Bonnie shows Clark how, through carefully
crafted legislative compromises, Senator Dirksen is able to fashion
a final version of the bill capable of winning 67 votes for
cloture. But the battle is not over until the Supreme Court, in the
late fall of 1964, upholds the constitutionality of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964.
General
Imprint: |
University Press of America
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2006 |
First published: |
November 2005 |
Authors: |
Robert D. Loevy
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Dimensions: |
288 x 177 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
316 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7618-3327-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
0-7618-3327-7 |
Barcode: |
9780761833277 |
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