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- Author of Black Americans and Nixon's Piano Kenneth O'Reilly takes a blunt and remarkable look at the FBI and "its relentless drive to destroy the civil rights movement and its most visible leader, Martin Luther King, Jr." (The New York Times).
- About the Author: Kenneth O'Reilly is a professor and author of several books, including Nixon's Piano: Presidents and Racial Politics from Washington to Clinton; Racial Matters: The FBI's Secret File on Black America; Black Americans: The FBI File; and Hoover and the Un-Americans: The FBI, HUAC, and the Red Menace.
- 468 Pages
- Social Science, Ethnic Studies
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From Kennedy to Nixon, the FBI unwillingly found itself at the center of the struggle for racial equality and justice. Kenneth O'Reilly tells the shocking story of how political loyalties, priorities, and prejudices turned a government agency into an adversary, instead of a protector, of civil rights.Book Synopsis
Author of Black Americans and Nixon's Piano Kenneth O'Reilly takes a blunt and remarkable look at the FBI and "its relentless drive to destroy the civil rights movement and its most visible leader, Martin Luther King, Jr." (The New York Times). From Kennedy to Nixon, the FBI unwillingly found itself at the center of the struggle for racial equality and justice. Kenneth O'Reilly tells the shocking story of how political loyalties, priorities, and prejudices turned a government agency into an adversary, instead of a protector, of civil rights.About the Author
Kenneth O'Reilly is a professor and author of several books, including Nixon's Piano: Presidents and Racial Politics from Washington to Clinton; Racial Matters: The FBI's Secret File on Black America; Black Americans: The FBI File; and Hoover and the Un-Americans: The FBI, HUAC, and the Red Menace. Racial Matters was a New York Times notable book of the year. He is emeritus professor of history at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, and now teaches at Milwaukee Area Technical College. He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Dimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 6.26 Inches (W) x 1.14 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.52 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 468
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Ethnic Studies
Publisher: Free Press
Theme: African American Studies
Format: Paperback
Author: Kenneth O'Reilly
Language: English
Street Date: April 1, 1991
TCIN: 77246747
UPC: 9780029236826
Item Number (DPCI): 247-51-5535
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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