Emanuel Celler: Immigration and Civil Rights Champion
Wayne Dawkins
University Press of Mississippi
Learn more about this New York City congressman (1923-1973) whose career was highlighted by his lifelong opposition to immigration restrictions, who also was involved in the drafting and passing of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Dawkins profiles a complex politician who shaped the central tenets of Democratic liberalism for much of the 20th century and whose work remains central to the nation and our political debates today.