A Matter Of Justice: Eisenhower And The Beginning Of The Civil Rights Revol...

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Book Title: Matter of Justice : Eisenhower and the Beginning of the Civil Rights Revolution

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 1.1in

Item Width: 6in

Author: David A. Nichols

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Educational Policy & Reform / General, United States / 20th Century, Civil Rights, General, Presidents & Heads of State, American Government / National

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Year: 2008

Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Law, Education, History, Political Science

Item Weight: 16.1 Oz

Number of Pages: 368 Pages