Inside affirmative action : the executive order that transformed America's workforce / Karin Williamson Pedrick and Sandra Arnold Scham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pedrick, Karin Williamson, author.

Scham, Sandra Arnold, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Affirmative action programs--United States--History.

Affirmative action programs.

Discrimination in employment--Government policy--United States--History.

Discrimination in employment.

Discrimination in employment--Government policy.

History.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 271 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.

Contents:

Part 1 Inside and Outside Affirmative Action p. 1

1 Our Stories: Two Civil Servants and Ten Administrations p. 3

2 The Debate Outside Affirmative Action p. 21

Part 2 The Making of Affirmative Action p. 29

3 Freedom Is Not Enough p. 31 / John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson

4 Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes p. 52 / Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter

5 "On Account of Sex": Afterthought or Stealth Bomb? p. 73

Part 3 Hesitation and Second Thoughts p. 89

6 Jelly Bellies and Indecision: Ronald Reagan's First Term p. 91

7 In Pursuit of a Colorblind Society: Ronald Reagan's Second Term p. 117

8 Legislation Is Not Enough p. 129 / George H. W. Bush

Part 4 Four Presidents and the Legacy of a Program p. 155

9 The First Black President? p. 157 / Bill Clinton

30 Affirmative Access, Deregulation and the Catastrophic Event that Changed America's Psyche p. 178 / George W. Bush

11 From Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall p. 207 / Barack Obama

12 Diversity in a Time of Division p. 230 / Donald Trump

13 Afterword: What Hath LBJ Wrought? p. 251.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138726970

1138726974

9781138726994

1138726990

OCLC:

992265213