Constructing Affirmative Action (eBook)

The Struggle for Equal Employment Opportunity

David Hamilton Golland (Autor)

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2011
280 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-3964-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Between 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson defined affirmative action as a legitimate federal goal, and 1972, when President Richard M. Nixon named one of affirmative action's chief antagonists the head of the Department of Labor, government officials at all levels addressed racial economic inequality in earnest. Providing members of historically disadvantaged groups an equal chance at obtaining limited and competitive positions, affirmative action had the potential to alienate large numbers of white Americans, even those who had viewed school desegregation and voting rights in a positive light. Thus, affirmative action was -- and continues to be -- controversial.Novel in its approach and meticulously researched, David Hamilton Golland's Constructing Affirmative Action: The Struggle for Equal Employment Opportunity bridges a sizeable gap in the literature on the history of affirmative action. Golland examines federal efforts to diversify the construction trades from the 1950s through the 1970s, offering valuable insights into the origins of affirmative action--related policy. Constructing Affirmative Action analyzes how community activism pushed the federal government to address issues of racial exclusion and marginalization in the construction industry with programs in key American cities.

Autor

lt;P>David Hamilton Golland is assistant professor of history at the City University of New York. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.4.2011
• Reihe/Serie: Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century
• Reihe/Serie: Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century
• Zusatzinfo: 16 b&w halftones, 3 figures, 2 tables
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► 20. Jahrhundert bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• Schlagworte: African American History • black freedom movement • building construction trade • building construction trades history • Civil Rights Movement • construction industry history • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission • Equity • Integration • labor union history • Richard Nixon
• ISBN-10: 0-8131-3964-3 / 0813139643
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-3964-7 / 9780813139647