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Opportunity Time
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Description for Opportunity Time
Hardback. When newly elected Virginia governor Linwood Holton escorted his children into an integrated Richmond public school in 1970, he delivered the coup-de-grace to the Byrd machine. This memoir offers a behind-the-scenes account of his private and public life at a critical juncture in the political history of Virginia and the nation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 21 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
When newly elected Virginia governor Linwood Holton escorted his children into an integrated Richmond public school in 1970, he delivered the coup-de-grace to the Byrd machine, a network of conservative Democrats who had flouted Brown v. Board of Education through their policy of ""Massive Resistance"" for more than a decade. ""Opportunity Time"" is a disarmingly candid memoir that offers a behind-the-scenes account of his private and public life at a critical juncture in the political history of Virginia and the nation.Holton's election as the first Republican governor in over one hundred years was the culmination of his efforts to create ... Read more
When newly elected Virginia governor Linwood Holton escorted his children into an integrated Richmond public school in 1970, he delivered the coup-de-grace to the Byrd machine, a network of conservative Democrats who had flouted Brown v. Board of Education through their policy of ""Massive Resistance"" for more than a decade. ""Opportunity Time"" is a disarmingly candid memoir that offers a behind-the-scenes account of his private and public life at a critical juncture in the political history of Virginia and the nation.Holton's election as the first Republican governor in over one hundred years was the culmination of his efforts to create ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813927206
SKU
V9780813927206
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About
Linwood Holton served as the governor of Virginia from 1970 to 1974. He is a graduate of Washington & Lee University and Harvard Law School. He served on the Submarine Force in the Navy during World War II. After his governorship, he served as the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations, was the President of the Center for ... Read more
Reviews for Opportunity Time
Linwood Holton tells why he walked forward with determination at a moment when leadership was needed. His personal story is political memoir at its best: a reaffirmation of idealism recalled with wry humor, a refreshing mix of candor about both himself and others, and a portrait - melded with irrepressible optimism and zest for public service - of a moment ... Read more