American Dream deferred : Black federal workers in Washington, DC, 1941-1981 /

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"As the largest employer of one of the world's leading economic and geo-political superpowers, the history of the federal government's workforce is a rich and essential tool for understanding how the 'Great Experiment' truly works. The literal face of federal policy, federal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gooding, F. W. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2018]
Temas:
1900-1999
African Americans in the civil service > Washington (D.C.) > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Employment > Washington (D.C.) > History > 20th century.
Discrimination in employment > Washington (D.C.) > History > 20th century.
Noirs américains dans la fonction publique > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Travail > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Discrimination dans l'emploi > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > General.
Race relations
Discrimination in employment
African Americans in the civil service
African Americans > Economic conditions
African Americans > Employment
Employees
United States > Officials and employees > Washington (D.C.) > History > 20th century.
Washington (D.C.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
États-Unis > Fonctionnaires > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Fictional Work
Fiction
History
Fiction.
Romans.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Painting the picture of black federal workers
  • "Boy! Look at all these government girls!" : black opportunity in the nation's capital, 1941-1945
  • "Study long, study wrong" : achievements and limits of commissions studying discrimination in the federal workforce, 1945-1947
  • "This is not working" : white resistance to black persistence, 1948-1959
  • "Rats! Discriminated again" : Julius Hobson and the rising civil rights movement, 1960-1969
  • "I was hurting" : blacks in government on the mend, 1970-1981
  • Epilogue: A moving picture of black workers, 1980-1981.

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