LBJ and Grassroots Federalism LBJ and Grassroots Federalism

LBJ and Grassroots Federalism

Congressman Bob Poage, Race, and Change in Texas

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Publisher Description

LBJ and Grassroots Federalism: Congressman Bob Poage, Race, and Change in Texas reveals the local ramifications of federal policy. Three case studies in the rising career of Lyndon B. Johnson show this in action: LBJ's formative experience as a New Dealer directing the National Youth Administration (NYA) in Texas; his key role as senate majority leader in breaking the deadlock to secure funds for the Lake Waco dam project; and the cumulative effect of his Great Society policies on urban renewal and educational reform among the Mexican American community in Waco.
In each of these initiatives, Bob Poage—though far more politically conservative than Johnson—served as a conduit between LBJ and citizen activists in Poage’s congressional district, affirming the significance of grassroots engagement even during an era usually associated with centralization.
Robert Harold Duke's careful analysis in LBJ and Grassroots Federalism also offers a unique insight into a transformational period when the federal government broke down barriers and opened doors to the engagement of African Americans and Mexican Americans in community planning processes and social policy.
ROBERT HAROLD DUKE recently retired as assistant professor of history at Eastern Michigan University.

GENRE
History
RELEASED
2014
July 31
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
264
Pages
PUBLISHER
Texas A&M University Press
SELLER
Texas A&M University
SIZE
10
MB
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