{"product_id":"the-civil-rights-lobby-shamira-gelbman-9781439920466","title":"The Civil Rights Lobby: The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the Second Reconstruction","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the lobbying arm of the civil rights movement, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR)--which has operated since the early 1950s--was instrumental in the historic legislative breakthroughs of the Second Reconstruction. \u003ci\u003eThe Civil Rights Lobby\u003c\/i\u003e skillfully recounts the LCCR's professional and grassroots lobbying that contributed to these signature civil rights policy achievements in the 1950s and '60s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShamira Gelbman explains how the diversity of this interest group coalition both hindered and enabled lobbyists to generate broad-based support for reforms that often seemed risky to legislators. They coordinated their efforts by identifying common ground among member organizations, developing coalitional positions on substantive and strategic questions, and exhorting organizations to mobilize professional and grassroots lobbying resources accordingly. The result was to \"speak with one booming voice\" to ultimately help secure the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Civil Rights Lobby\u003c\/i\u003e concludes by reprising key lessons from the LCCR's organizational development and participation in civil rights policymaking. Gelbman suggests new directions for research on interest group coalitions and explores how the Leadership Conference's experience sheds light on the politics of the Second Reconstruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shamira Gelbman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 143992046X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439920466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.20h x 9.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Shamira Gelbman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045528891647,"sku":"9781439920466","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f9d533a6-eded-4e9d-94a5-25a7b7d4a087.jpg?v=1684979295","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-civil-rights-lobby-shamira-gelbman-9781439920466","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}