When Freedom Would Triumph recalls the most significant and
inspiring legislative battle of the twentieth century -- the two
decades of struggle in the halls of Congress that resulted in civil
rights for the descendants of American slaves. Robert Mann's
comprehensive analysis shows how political leaders in Washington --
Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, John F. Kennedy, and others --
transformed the ardent passion for freedom -- the protests,
marches, and creative nonviolence of the civil rights movement --
into concrete progress for justice. A story of heroism and
cowardice, statesmanship and political calculation, vision and
blindness, When Freedom Would Triumph, an abridged and updated
version of Mann's The Walls of Jericho: Lyndon Johnson, Hubert
Humphrey, Richard Russell, and the Struggle for Civil Rights, is a
captivating, thought-provoking reminder of the need for more
effective government.
Mann argues that the passage of civil rights laws is one of the
finest examples of what good is possible when political leaders
transcend partisan political differences and focus not only on the
immediate judgment of the voters, but also on the ultimate judgment
of history. As Mann explains, despite the opposition of a powerful,
determined band of southern politicians led by Georgia senator
Richard Russell, the political environment of the 1950s and 1960s
enabled a remarkable amount of compromise and progress in Congress.
When Freedom Would Triumph recalls a time when statesmanship was
possible and progress was achieved in ways that united the country
and appealed to our highest principles, not our basest instincts.
Although the era was far from perfect, and its leaders were deeply
flawed in many ways, Mann shows that the mid-twentieth century was
an age of bipartisan cooperation and willingness to set aside party
differences in the pursuit of significant social reform. Such a
political stance, Mann argues, is worthy of study and emulation
today.
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