Sentences with phrase «era white liberal»

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That was an amazing feat, taking place at a time when the amendment's feminist and liberal supporters seemed to be in control of every American institution except the White House, but I was living in California at the time, and the key battles of the ERA had taken place in geographically and culturally distant states: Florida, Illinois, North Carolina.

The 1984 keynote address catapulted the late Mario Cuomo to the national spotlight, making him an instant prospect as a presidential candidate and a spokesman for liberal Democrats in an era in which Republicans held the White House over three terms.