The Presidency
Eisenhower and Civil Rights
2013-05-19T08:30:30-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZjE3XC8yMDEzMDUxOTA4NDYwNjAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Panelists talked about President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s views and actions in regarding civil rights, including the desegregation of the armed forces, appointments of pro civil rights Supreme Court justices, and the decision to dispatch the 101st Airborne division to assist in the integration of Little Rock High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
This panel was part of a conference titled, “Ike Reconsidered: Lessons from the Eisenhower Legacy for the 21st Century” co-hosted by Hunter College, City University of New York, the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute and the Eisenhower Foundation.
Panelists talked about President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s views and actions in regarding civil rights, including the desegregation of the arme…
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Panelists talked about President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s views and actions in regarding civil rights, including the desegregation of the armed forces, appointments of pro civil rights Supreme Court justices, and the decision to dispatch the 101st Airborne division to assist in the integration of Little Rock High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
This panel was part of a conference titled, “Ike Reconsidered: Lessons from the Eisenhower Legacy for the 21st Century” co-hosted by Hunter College, City University of New York, the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute and the Eisenhower Foundation. close
This panel was part of a conference titled, “Ike Reconsidered: Lessons from the Eisenhower Legacy for the 21st Century” co-hosted by Hunter College, City University of New York, the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute and the Eisenhower Foundation.
Panelists talked about President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s views and actions in regarding civil rights, including the desegregation of the arme… read more
Panelists talked about President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s views and actions in regarding civil rights, including the desegregation of the armed forces, appointments of pro civil rights Supreme Court justices, and the decision to dispatch the 101st Airborne division to assist in the integration of Little Rock High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
This panel was part of a conference titled, “Ike Reconsidered: Lessons from the Eisenhower Legacy for the 21st Century” co-hosted by Hunter College, City University of New York, the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute and the Eisenhower Foundation. close
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