When the Marching Stopped: The Politics of Civil Rights Regulatory Agencies / Edition 1

by Hanes Walton

Overview

This book takes the "next step" in the study of the civil rights movement in the United States. To date, the vast majority of books on the civil rights movement have analyzed either the origins and philosophies, or the strategies and tactics of the movement. When the Marching Stopped is the first comprehensive and systematic study of the various civil rights regulatory agencies created under Titles VI and VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The development of these agencies and the subsequent attainment of regulatory power is certainly one of the most significant achievements of the movement.

Walton begins with the creation of the regulatory agencies in 1964 under President Johnson, and continues to describe and evaluate them through the Reagan presidency, exploring the creation, structuring, staffing, financing, and attainments of these agencies. The book also compares the work of these "new" civil rights regulatory agencies with earlier efforts ranging from Reconstruction to the late 1930s and early 1940s. An introduction by Mary Frances Berry adds important insights to Walton's monumental efforts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780887066887
Publisher:	State University of New York Press
Publication date:	07/08/1988
Series:	SUNY series in African American Studies
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	263
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	1540L (what's this?)

About the Author

Hanes Walton, Jr. is the Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Political Science at Savannah State College.

Table of Contents

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Foreword

Preface

1. The Institutionalization of the Civil Rights Revolution

2. The Politics of Creation: Structure and Personnel

3. The Politics of Budget and Finance

4. The Politics of Civil Rights Enforcement: Regulatory Rulemaking and Action

5. The Politics of Pressure Groups

6. The Civil Rights Regulatory Process: Problems and Prospects

Appendix A: Federal Data: A Research Note

Appendix B: Sample Letters of Compliance

Appendix C: An Example of the Letter Sent to All Cabinet Departments

Appendix D: Copy of the Letter Sent from the White House to Author

Appendix E: Copy of the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1985

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Editorial Reviews

A systematic study of the various civil rights regulatory agencies created under Titles VI and VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Begins with the creation of the regulatory agencies in 1964 under President Johnson, and continues to describe and evaluate them through the Reagan presidency, exploring the creation, structuring, staffing, financing, and attainments of these agencies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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