relations with african americans

"In 1932 in the midst of the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt won the presidency with the help of key African American defectors from the Republican Party. At the time, most African Americans lived in poverty in the South, denied citizenship rights and terrorized by white violence. But Roosevelt's victory created the opportunity for a group of African American intellectuals and activists to join his administration as racial affairs experts. Known as the Black Cabinet, they organized themselves into an unofficial council. They innovated antidiscrimination policy, documented the New Deal's inequalities, led programs that lifted people out of poverty and paved the way for greater federal accountability to African Americans and a greater black presence in government. But the Black Cabinet never won official recognition from Roosevelt, and with his death, it disappeared from history"--Provided by publisher.

Explores how many of Thomas Jefferson's decisions and policies during his presidency were influenced by the power of the slave states and his own views on slavery.

"Presents a brief, but comprehensive look into one of the most controversial subjects concerning Abraham Lincoln, encouraging readers to closely examine one of America's most fascinating and complex leaders"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the relationship between President Lyndon Johnson and Martin Luther King, Jr. in the aftermath of John Kennedy's assassination and in relation to the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.

Traces the development of Jefferson's attitudes toward slavery through his lifetime and relates this aspect of his thinking to his other political and social views.

Chronicles the role of President Harry Truman in the civil rights movement, discussing how many aspects of his background may have influenced his views of minorities and his interest in equality for minorities.

Examines the relationship between President Lyndon Johnson and Martin Luther King, Jr. in the aftermath of John Kennedy's assassination and in relation to the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.