"To be shot at by the whites and dodged by the negroes": Lyndon Johnson and the Texas NYA.(National Youth Administration): An article from: Presidential Studies Quarterly
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Author(s)Mitchell Lerner
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From the author: Although Lyndon B. Johnson's presidential record clearly established him as a committed champion of African American civil rights, the origins of this commitment remain less clear. This article examines LBJ's record as head of the Texas National Youth Administration (NYA) in the mid-1930s to argue that he demonstrated a genuine commitment to racial equality much earlier than many accounts suggest. Furthermore, in an attempt to offer a fuller understanding of the future president's civil rights views, it provides the first analysis of this period that places Johnson's record within a comparative framework that considers the performance of other Southern NYA programs at the same time.
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Title: "To be shot at by the whites and dodged by the negroes": Lyndon Johnson and the Texas NYA.(National Youth Administration)
Author: Mitchell Lerner
Publication:Presidential Studies Quarterly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2009
Publisher: Center for the Study of the Presidency
Volume: 39 Issue: 2 Page: 245(30)
Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning
From the author: Although Lyndon B. Johnson's presidential record clearly established him as a committed champion of African American civil rights, the origins of this commitment remain less clear. This article examines LBJ's record as head of the Texas National Youth Administration (NYA) in the mid-1930s to argue that he demonstrated a genuine commitment to racial equality much earlier than many accounts suggest. Furthermore, in an attempt to offer a fuller understanding of the future president's civil rights views, it provides the first analysis of this period that places Johnson's record within a comparative framework that considers the performance of other Southern NYA programs at the same time.
Citation Details
Title: "To be shot at by the whites and dodged by the negroes": Lyndon Johnson and the Texas NYA.(National Youth Administration)
Author: Mitchell Lerner
Publication:Presidential Studies Quarterly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2009
Publisher: Center for the Study of the Presidency
Volume: 39 Issue: 2 Page: 245(30)
Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning
