How Long to Read The Mississippi Civil Rights Movement and the Kennedy Administration, 1960-1964

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mississippi Civil Rights Movement and the Kennedy Administration, 1960-1964?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 37 minutes to read The Mississippi Civil Rights Movement and the Kennedy Administration, 1960-1964 by James P. Marshall

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In the early 1960s, civil rights activists and the Kennedy administration engaged in parallel, though not always complementary, efforts to overcome Mississippi’s extreme opposition to racial desegregation. In The Mississippi Civil Rights Movement and the Kennedy Administration, 1960–1964, James P. Marshall uncovers this history through primary source documents that explore the legal and political strategies of the federal government, follows the administration’s changing and sometimes contentious relationship with civil rights organizations, and reveals the tactics used by local and state entities in Mississippi to stem the advancement of racial equality. A historian and longtime civil rights activist, Marshall collects a vast array of documents from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and excerpts from his own 1960s interviews with leading figures in the movement for racial justice. This volume tracks early forms of resistance to racial parity adopted by the White Citizens’ Councils and chapters of the Ku Klux Klan at the local level as well as by Mississippi congressmen and other elected officials who used both legal obstructionism and extra-legal actions to block efforts meant to promote integration. Quoting from interviews and correspondence among the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee members, government officials, and other constituents of the Democratic Party, Marshall also explores decisions about voter registration drives and freedom rides as well as formal efforts by the Kennedy administration—including everything from minority hiring initiatives to federal litigation and party platform changes—to exert pressure on Mississippi to end segregation. Through a carefully curated selection of letters, interviews, government records, and legal documents, The Mississippi Civil Rights Movement and the Kennedy Administration, 1960–1964 sheds new light on the struggle to advance racial justice for African Americans living in the Magnolia State.

How long is The Mississippi Civil Rights Movement and the Kennedy Administration, 1960-1964?

The Mississippi Civil Rights Movement and the Kennedy Administration, 1960-1964 by James P. Marshall is 393 pages long, and a total of 99,429 words.

This makes it 133% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mississippi Civil Rights Movement and the Kennedy Administration, 1960-1964 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 3 minutes to read The Mississippi Civil Rights Movement and the Kennedy Administration, 1960-1964 aloud.

What Reading Level is The Mississippi Civil Rights Movement and the Kennedy Administration, 1960-1964?

The Mississippi Civil Rights Movement and the Kennedy Administration, 1960-1964 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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