Author: Elizabeth Riegler MacManus
Publisher: University of Tampa
ISBN: 9781879852587
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Citrus, Sawmills, Critters & Crackers
Author: Elizabeth Riegler MacManus
Publisher: University of Tampa
ISBN: 9781879852587
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Publisher: University of Tampa
ISBN: 9781879852587
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Florida's Minority Trailblazers
Author: Susan MacManus
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 081305964X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 605
Book Description
"Saves a piece of Florida political history by narrating the personal stories of the state's 'minority trailblazers' from the Civil Rights Movement to the present day."--Richard E. Foglesong, author of Immigrant Prince: Mel Martinez and the American Dream "Captures Florida's ongoing political transition from a 'yellow-dog,' lily-white state to one where diversity is beginning to make an impact on politics."--Doug Lyons, former senior editorial writer, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Florida experienced a population surge during the 1960s that diversified the state and transformed it into a microcosm of the nation, but discrimination remained pervasive. With the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, along with later rulings on redistricting and term limits, the opportunity to participate in government became more and more possible for previously silenced voices. Drawing primarily from personal interviews, Susan MacManus recounts the stories of the first minority men and women--both Democrat and Republican--who were elected or appointed to state legislative, executive, and judicial offices and to the U.S. Congress since the 1960s. She reveals what drove these leaders to enter office, how they ran their campaigns, what kinds of discrimination they encountered, what rewards each found during their terms, and what advice they would share with aspiring politicians. In addition to the words of the officeholders themselves, MacManus provides helpful timelines, photos, biographical sketches of each politician, and election results from path-breaking victories. The book also includes comprehensive rosters of minority individuals who have held state offices and those who have gone on to represent Florida in the federal government. Full of inspiring stories and informative statistics, Florida's Minority Trailblazers is an in-depth rendering of personal struggles--guided by opportunity, ambition, and idealism--that have made Florida the vibrant, diverse state it is today. Susan A. MacManus is Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Government and International Affairs at the University of South Florida and the coauthor of Politics in Florida and Politics in States and Communities. A volume in the series Florida Government and Politics, edited by David R. Colburn and Susan A. MacManus
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 081305964X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 605
Book Description
"Saves a piece of Florida political history by narrating the personal stories of the state's 'minority trailblazers' from the Civil Rights Movement to the present day."--Richard E. Foglesong, author of Immigrant Prince: Mel Martinez and the American Dream "Captures Florida's ongoing political transition from a 'yellow-dog,' lily-white state to one where diversity is beginning to make an impact on politics."--Doug Lyons, former senior editorial writer, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Florida experienced a population surge during the 1960s that diversified the state and transformed it into a microcosm of the nation, but discrimination remained pervasive. With the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, along with later rulings on redistricting and term limits, the opportunity to participate in government became more and more possible for previously silenced voices. Drawing primarily from personal interviews, Susan MacManus recounts the stories of the first minority men and women--both Democrat and Republican--who were elected or appointed to state legislative, executive, and judicial offices and to the U.S. Congress since the 1960s. She reveals what drove these leaders to enter office, how they ran their campaigns, what kinds of discrimination they encountered, what rewards each found during their terms, and what advice they would share with aspiring politicians. In addition to the words of the officeholders themselves, MacManus provides helpful timelines, photos, biographical sketches of each politician, and election results from path-breaking victories. The book also includes comprehensive rosters of minority individuals who have held state offices and those who have gone on to represent Florida in the federal government. Full of inspiring stories and informative statistics, Florida's Minority Trailblazers is an in-depth rendering of personal struggles--guided by opportunity, ambition, and idealism--that have made Florida the vibrant, diverse state it is today. Susan A. MacManus is Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Government and International Affairs at the University of South Florida and the coauthor of Politics in Florida and Politics in States and Communities. A volume in the series Florida Government and Politics, edited by David R. Colburn and Susan A. MacManus
Unlocking V.O. Key Jr.
Author: Angie Maxwell
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 1557289611
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Modern perspectives on a twentieth-century classic
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 1557289611
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Modern perspectives on a twentieth-century classic
The Florida Historical Quarterly
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Category : Florida
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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Category : Florida
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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America, History and Life
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Article abstracts and citations of reviews and dissertations covering the United States and Canada.
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Article abstracts and citations of reviews and dissertations covering the United States and Canada.
The Cumulative Book Index
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2520
Book Description
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2520
Book Description
Cumulated Index to the Books
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1280
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1280
Book Description
Who's who in the South and Southwest
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Category : Southern States
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Includes names from the States of Alabama, Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, and Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
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Category : Southern States
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Includes names from the States of Alabama, Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, and Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Book Review Index
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 1520
Book Description
Vols. 8-10 of the 1965-1984 master cumulation constitute a title index.
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 1520
Book Description
Vols. 8-10 of the 1965-1984 master cumulation constitute a title index.
Going, Going-- Almost Gone
Author: Elizabeth Riegler MacManus
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781597320719
Category : Land O'Lakes (Fla.)
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
Sequel to: Citrus, sawmills, critters & crackers. Tampa, Fla.: University of Tampa Press, 1998.
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ISBN: 9781597320719
Category : Land O'Lakes (Fla.)
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
Sequel to: Citrus, sawmills, critters & crackers. Tampa, Fla.: University of Tampa Press, 1998.