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ERIC Number: EJ257143
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Civil Rights Acts: The Use of Presidential Power to Achieve Equality in American Society.
Porter, Jack
Southwestern Journal of Social Education, v12 n1 p25-30 Fall-Win 1981
Presents an activity for senior high government courses about how President Johnson used his powers of persuasion to obtain civil rights legislation. Students analyze the effectiveness of arguments and persuasive techniques in two letters from President Johnson to the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (RM)
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, High Schools, Learning Activities, Persuasive Discourse, Political Power, Presidents, Primary Sources, United States Government (Course)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Historical Materials
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Johnson (Lyndon Baines)