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Below the radar : how silence can save civil rights / Alison L. Gash.
Series: Studies in postwar American political development: Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190235550 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Parent and child -- United States | Gay parents -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States | Custody of children -- United States
| Group homes for people with mental disabilities -- United States | People with mental disabilities -- Housing -- United States | Civil rights -- United StatesAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780190201159DDC classification: 323.0973 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Scholars and pundits have come to expect backlash to civil rights battles, especially when courts are involved. Drawing from interviews with advocates and opponents, this book introduces readers to two sets of civil rights battles in which advocates devised strategies to remain 'under the radar' and away from the prying eyes of a volatile public. In so doing they diminished both the incidence and influence of backlash.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Scholars and pundits have come to expect backlash to civil rights battles, especially when courts are involved. Drawing from interviews with advocates and opponents, this book introduces readers to two sets of civil rights battles in which advocates devised strategies to remain 'under the radar' and away from the prying eyes of a volatile public. In so doing they diminished both the incidence and influence of backlash.
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