This book describes the amazing transformation of the South during the two decades following World War II. William Jennings Bryan Dorn lived through this transformation. Few members of Congress were as close to it or knew as much about it as he. He knew the history of the state that led the country into the War Between the States. In a sense, he was a product of the long and agonizing aftermath of that fratricidal struggle. He was a politician and, as such, sensitive to racial problems of his state and region. But he was never a racist. On the floor of the House he supported the so-called busing amendment to school legislation. All members of both political parties recognized his unique talents. They all liked to hear him speak. Named for one of the country's great orators, he lived up to that name. He used his talents to bring his thinking to his colleagues. His fingerprints are on every major issue considered by the Congress during his time. While one of the most courteous members of the House, he spoke to the issues with total personal and political courage. - Jacket.
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Mr. Bryan's unfinished memoirs, which close with an account of the Baltimore convention of 1912, make up less than half the volume. Mrs. Bryan then takes up the tale. She traces some of the steps in his career, going back to his student days, and fills out the unfinished record with an account of his life in Washington and his later years.
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