Affirmative Action - A Documentary History

Examining affirmative action and its history through these 400 documents that trace its roots and development, this work is an invaluable reference resource. Race, gender, and disability, as they pertaing to affirmative action, are also explored. By providing a thorough presentation of the arguments both for and against, this reference encourages critical thinking as it details the ins and outs of the debate.

From government reports to cartoons, high school and college students will find multiple perspectives on affirmative action. They can view the issue through the eyes of law-makers, judges, presidents, activists, the media, social scientists, those who have benefited from it, and those who have been threatened by it. They can also discover its application in a myriad of disciplines from sports to education to business to the arts. An explanatory introduction precedes each document to aid readers in understanding the various arguments that have been put forth in this debate, providing the researcher with accessible references to all sides of the subject.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Introduction
1845-1900
1900-1963
Progressivism and World War I
The 1920s
The 1930s
World War II
Post-War Era
The Eisenhower Administration
The Kennedy Era
1964-1972
The Administration of Lyndon Johnson
The Administration of Richard Nixon
1973-1980
The Final Nixon Years
The Interim Years of Gerald Ford
The Administration of Jimmy Carter
1981-2000
The Reagan-Bush Years
Administration of William Jefferson Clinton
Bibliography
Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

JO ANN OOIMAN ROBINSON is Professor of History at Morgan State University. She is the author of Abraham Went Out: A Biography of A.J. Muste.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jo Ann Robinson
• Mitarbeit: Jo Ann Robinson (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Bloomsbury
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 30.07.2001
• EAN: 9780313301698
• ISBN: 978-0-313-30169-8
• Serie: Primary Documents in American History and Contemporary Issues
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; USA, HISTORY / Social History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Social discrimination & inequality, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Central / national / federal government policies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Central government policies, Social discrimination and social justice, Race and Ethnicity