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President Eisenhower and Civil Rights

James Spurlock teaches a course on contemporary U.S. history since 1941. In this lecture he focused on the often overlooked area of Presiden… read more

James Spurlock teaches a course on contemporary U.S. history since 1941. In this lecture he focused on the often overlooked area of President Eisenhower and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s. He talked about how the Eisenhower administration implemented President Truman’s executive order to end segregation in the military. close

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President Eisenhower and Civil Rights

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Program ID:
300685-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Aug 27, 2011 | 7:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Aug 28, 2011 | 12:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

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  • Aug 27, 2011 | 7:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 27, 2011 | 11:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 28, 2011 | 12:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
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