Showdown at the 1964 Democratic ConventionAuthor :
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Published : Saturday 31 March 2012
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In the summer of 1964, three forces converged at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, each with the potential to shake the moorings of traditional democracy: the all-white segregationist delegation from Mississippi, a mostly black delegation determined to unseat the segregationists, and President Lyndon Johnson, who had signed the civil rights bill but wanted to avoid trouble that could jeopardize his chances of carrying the South in the November election. These groups struggled to reach a ""compromise"" that in the end epitomized sheer political power and its consequences. By examining the motivations of those involved, this volume explores how American politics and the civil rights movement faced head-to-head at the convention, how the federal government felt compelled to spy on its own people for purely political purposes, and how this interlude changed the political landscape for generations.
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