truman years » conclusions:

• some progress, esp in that AACR now on the political agenda

• opposition in key areas (eg Congress) remains strong

• much else on the political agenda

• growing confidence of NAACP in, for eg, legal challenges

president eisenhower:

• saw himself as a ‘foreign policy president’ n was not keen to get involved in AACR

  • aacr as politically complex/not a route to popularity

  • believed that it wasn’t the role of the FedGovt to venture into states’ rights

• was eventually compelled to take a stand