Read the book, "An Idea Whose Time Has Come" about the 1964 Civil Rights Act
(The July 4 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)
http://www.npr.org/books/titles/263486498/an-idea-whose-time-has-come-two-presidents-two-parties-and-the-battle-for-the-ci
In a layered narrative, Todd Purdum tells the story of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, recreating the legislative maneuvering and the larger-than-life characters who made its passage possible. From the Kennedy brothers to Lyndon Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr. to Hubert Humphrey, Purdum shows how these all-too-human figures managed, in just over a year, to create a bill that prompted the longest filibuster in the history of the U.S. Senate, yet was ultimately adopted with overwhelming bipartisan support.
(The July 4 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)
http://www.npr.org/books/titles/263486498/an-idea-whose-time-has-come-two-presidents-two-parties-and-the-battle-for-the-ci
In a layered narrative, Todd Purdum tells the story of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, recreating the legislative maneuvering and the larger-than-life characters who made its passage possible. From the Kennedy brothers to Lyndon Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr. to Hubert Humphrey, Purdum shows how these all-too-human figures managed, in just over a year, to create a bill that prompted the longest filibuster in the history of the U.S. Senate, yet was ultimately adopted with overwhelming bipartisan support.
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