Copyright © 1999 by M. E. Sharpe, Inc. Paperback edition published 2000 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher, M. E. Sharpe, Inc., 80 Business Park Drive, Armonk, New York 10504. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Shull, Steven A. American civil rights policy from Truman to Clinton: the role of presidential leadership / by Steven A. Shull. p. cm. Rev. and expanded ed. of: A kinder, gentler racism? c 1993. ISBN 0-7656-0393-4 (cloth: alk. paper) ISBN 0-7656-0394-2 (pbk: alk. paper) 1. Afro-Americans--Civil rights. 2. Civil rights--Government policy-- United States. 3. Reagan, Ronald--Views on civil rights. 4. Bush, George, 1924- --Views on civil rights. 5. Clinton, Bill, 1946- --Views on civil rights. 6. United States--Politics and government--1981-1989. 7. United States--Politics and government--1989- I. Shull, Steven A. Kinder, gentler racism? II. Title. E185.615.S497 1999 323.1'196073--dc21 99-20504 CIP Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences-- Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z 39.48-1984. ∞ + ⃝ BM (c) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 BM (p) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |