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Bowers, Samuel Holloway 1924-2006 Dahmer, Vernon Ferdinand 1908-1966 Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963 Political campaigns Political campaigns United States History 20th century Politics and government Presidential candidates Presidents Election United States United States Politics and government 1953-1961Wilkie, Curtis
Summary: "The inside story of how a courageous FBI informant helped to bring down the KKK chapter responsible for a brutal civil rights-era killing. By early 1966, the civil rights work of Vernon Dahmer, head of the Forrest County chapter of the NAACP and a dedicated advocate for voter registration, was well-known in Mississippi. This put him in the crosshairs of the White Knights, one of the most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 WILOliphant, Thomas
Summary: "A behind-the-scenes, revelatory account of John F. Kennedy's wily campaign to the White House, beginning with his bold, failed attempt to win the vice presidential nomination in 1956. A young and undistinguished junior plots his way to the presidency and changes the way we nominate and elect presidents. John F. Kennedy and his young warriors invented modern presidential politics. They turned...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2017