Inside affirmative action : the executive order that transformed America's workforce /: the executive order that transformed America's workforce. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Karin Williamson Pedrick and Sandra Arnold Scham.
• Authors: Pedrick, Karin Williamson; Scham, Sandra Arnold
• Contents: Foreword: Who, What and When Part 1: Inside and Outside Affirmative Action 1. Our Stories: Two Civil Servants and Ten Administrations 2. The Debate Outside Affirmative Action Part 2: The Making of Affirmative Action 3. Freedom is Not Enough: John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson 4. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes: Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter 5. On Account of Sex: Afterthought or Stealth Bomb? Part 3: Hesitation and Second Thoughts 6. Jelly Bellies and Indecision: Ronald Reagan's First Term 7. In Pursuit of a Colorblind Society: Reagan's Second Term 8. Legislation is Not Enough: George H.W. Bush Part 4: Four Presidents and the Legacy of a Program 9. The First Black President? Bill Clinton 10. Affirmative Access, Deregulation and 9/11: The Catastrophic Event that Changed America’s Psyche and the Path Forward: George W. Bush 11. From Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall: Barack Obama 12. Diversity in a Time of Division: Donald Trump Afterword: What Hath LBJ Wrought?
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 331.1330973; Affirmative action programs -- United States -- History; Discrimination in employment -- Government policy -- United States -- History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351751063; 9781351751070; 9781351751056; 9781315191096
• Related ISBNs: 9781138726970; 9781138726994
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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