Reviews
Argues that well-placed individuals like Johnson made civil rights possible.
--CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries
The book will be useful to those who know a bit about the civil rights movement and would like to have a short treatment of LBJ’s role in it.
--The Journal of American History
The first book-length examination of how Johnson approached racial matters throughout his life.
--The Journal of Southern History
By exploring the career of Lyndon Johnson, Ellis effectively portrays him as an essential member of the movement, one who provided the governmental power necessary for the push towards civil rights.
--Florida Historical Quarterly
Ellis skillfully portrays a man whose heart sided with the underdog, but whose politically astute head was slow to acknowledge and act on those feelings.
--North Carolina Historical Review