The Fifth Freedom : Jobs, Politics, and Civil Rights in the United States, 1941-1972

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Where did affirmative action in employment come from? The conventional wisdom is that it was instituted during the Johnson and Nixon years through the backroom machinations of federal bureaucrats and judges. The Fifth Freedom presents a new perspective, tracing the roots of the policy to partisan co...

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Main Author: Chen, Anthony S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Discrimination in employment > Government policy.
African Americans > Employment.
Affirmative action programs.
LAW > Labor & Employment.
Noirs americains > Travail > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Discrimination dans l'emploi > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Programmes d'action positive > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
African Americans > Employment > History > 20th century.
Discrimination in employment > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Affirmative action programs > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Where did affirmative action in employment come from? The conventional wisdom is that it was instituted during the Johnson and Nixon years through the backroom machinations of federal bureaucrats and judges. The Fifth Freedom presents a new perspective, tracing the roots of the policy to partisan conflicts over fair employment practices (FEP) legislation from the 1940s to the 1970s. Drawing on untapped sources, Anthony Chen chronicles the ironic, forgotten role played by American conservatives in the development of affirmative action. Decades before affirmative action began making headlines, m.
Physical Description:1 online resource (424 pages).
ISBN:9781400831395

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