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Keisha N. Blain • Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Message to America
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To his credit, President Clinton never wavered in his support of Achtenberg, and she was confirmed.
Lillian Faderman • The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle
The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
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If I learned from State v. Johnson the limits of law in a society unwilling to do justice, Holmes v. Danner taught me that sustained social agitation, moral suasion, and political action can create an environment in which people in power feel compelled to do the right thing.
Vernon Jordan Jr • Vernon Can Read!: A Memoir
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James Patterson • The President Is Missing
And there was a speech by another young senator, forty-year-old John Fitzgerald Kennedy, who also sat in the back row, a speech explaining why he had now—at last—decided to support the amendment. His explanation was based in part on pragmatism—one reason to give the southerners what they want, he said, is to avoid a filibuster. “After observing the
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