Beyond Civil Rights: The Moynihan Report and Its Legacy

Daniel Geary

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2015

Beyond Civil Rights

The Moynihan Report and Its Legacy

Daniel Geary

In the series Politics and Culture in Modern America

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812291520

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About this book

The definitive history of the Moynihan Report controversy, Beyond Civil Rights examines the cultural assumptions embedded in the report's analysis of "the Negro family" and demonstrates its significance for liberals, conservatives, neoconservatives, civil rights leaders, Black Power activists, and feminists.

Author / Editor information

Daniel Geary is Mark Pigott Associate Professor in U.S. History at Trinity College Dublin and author of Radical Ambition: C. Wright Mills, the Left, and American Social Thought.

Reviews

"The Moynihan Report is well-trodden historical ground, but Geary offers the most extensive and nuanced discussion to date of its intellectual, social, and political context and of its significant historical impact."—American Historical Review

"Daniel Geary provides a fresh portrait and insightful analysis of Daniel Patrick Moynihan during his heyday, and a nuanced framework for assessing the famous report and its wide-ranging impact—and more. Beyond Civil Rights is a path-breaking study of the limits of liberalism during a time of racial crisis and transformation."—Patricia Sullivan, University of South Carolina

"A concise, lucid, and wonderfully readable account. With remarkable acuity and grace, Beyond Civil Rights provides an utterly persuasive history of both the Moynihan Report and the ongoing argument about it."—Howard Brick, University of Michigan

"Written with an easy grace and accessibility, Beyond Civil Rights enriches our understanding of race politics, myth-making, and rhetorical brinksmanship over the last fifty years. Sophisticated and immensely enjoyable."—Jonathan Holloway, Yale University

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction. Crisis of Equality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. The Liberal Mindset Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	12
Chapter 2. Negro Equality— Dream or Delusion? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
Chapter 3. The New Racism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
Chapter 4. The Death of White Sociology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
Chapter 5. Feminism and the Nuclear Family Norm Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
Chapter 6. From National Action to Benign Neglect Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	172
Epilogue. A Mixed Legacy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	206
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
Archival Collections Consulted Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275

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Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 288
Keywords: American History; African-American Studies; African Studies; Political Science; Sociology; American Studies; Political Science; Public Policy

eBook

Published: June 5, 2015
ISBN: 9780812291520