The Resource The pursuit of fairness : a history of affirmative action, Terry H. Anderson
The pursuit of fairness : a history of affirmative action, Terry H. Anderson
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- Summary
- Affirmative action strikes at the heart of deeply held beliefs about employment and education, about the concepts of justice and fairness, and about the troubled history of race relations in America. Published on the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, this is the only book available that gives readers a balanced, non-polemical, and lucid account of this highly contentious issue. Beginning with the roots of affirmative action, Anderson describes African-American demands for employment in the defense industry--spearheaded by A. Philip Randolph's threatened March on Washington in July 1941--and the desegregation of the armed forces after World War II. He investigates President Kennedy's historic 1961 executive order that introduced the term "affirmative action" during the early years of the civil rights movement and he examines President Johnson's attempts to gain equal opportunities for African Americans. He describes President Nixon's expansion of affirmative action with the Philadelphia Plan--which the Supreme Court upheld--along with President Carter's introduction of "set asides" for minority businesses and the Bakke ruling which allowed the use of race as one factor in college admissions. By the early 1980s many citizens were becoming alarmed by affirmative action, and that feeling was exemplified by the Reagan administration's backlash, which resulted in the demise and revision of affirmative action during the Clinton years. He concludes with a look at the University of Michigan cases of 2003, the current status of the policy, and its impact. Throughout, the author weighs each side of every issue--often finding merit in both arguments--resulting in an eminently fair account of one of America's most heated debates
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 320 pages
- Contents
-
- Genesis of affirmative action
- Civil rights struggle and the rise of affirmative action
- Zenith of affirmative action
- Backlash
- Demise of affirmative action in the age of diversity
- Conclusion : the pursuit of fairness
- Isbn
- 9780195182453
- Label
- The pursuit of fairness : a history of affirmative action
- Title
- The pursuit of fairness
- Title remainder
- a history of affirmative action
- Statement of responsibility
- Terry H. Anderson
- Subject
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- ADULT NON-FICTION. 2. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM
- Diskriminierung
- Quotierung
- Gleichberechtigung
- Ação afirmativa (história) -- Estados unidos
- History
- Programmes d'action positive -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Racismo
- Positieve actie
- Segregação racial
- Affirmative action programs
- United States
- Affirmative action programs -- United States -- History
- USA
- discrimination positive -- politique publique -- Etats-Unis -- 20e s. (2e moitié) -- 21e s. (début)
- Bürgerrecht
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Affirmative action strikes at the heart of deeply held beliefs about employment and education, about the concepts of justice and fairness, and about the troubled history of race relations in America. Published on the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, this is the only book available that gives readers a balanced, non-polemical, and lucid account of this highly contentious issue. Beginning with the roots of affirmative action, Anderson describes African-American demands for employment in the defense industry--spearheaded by A. Philip Randolph's threatened March on Washington in July 1941--and the desegregation of the armed forces after World War II. He investigates President Kennedy's historic 1961 executive order that introduced the term "affirmative action" during the early years of the civil rights movement and he examines President Johnson's attempts to gain equal opportunities for African Americans. He describes President Nixon's expansion of affirmative action with the Philadelphia Plan--which the Supreme Court upheld--along with President Carter's introduction of "set asides" for minority businesses and the Bakke ruling which allowed the use of race as one factor in college admissions. By the early 1980s many citizens were becoming alarmed by affirmative action, and that feeling was exemplified by the Reagan administration's backlash, which resulted in the demise and revision of affirmative action during the Clinton years. He concludes with a look at the University of Michigan cases of 2003, the current status of the policy, and its impact. Throughout, the author weighs each side of every issue--often finding merit in both arguments--resulting in an eminently fair account of one of America's most heated debates
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1946-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Anderson, Terry H.
- Dewey number
- 331.13/3/0973
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HF5549.5.A34
- LC item number
- A53 2004
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Affirmative action programs
- Programmes d'action positive
- Affirmative action programs
- United States
- Positieve actie
- Racismo
- Segregação racial
- Ação afirmativa (história)
- discrimination positive
- Bürgerrecht
- Diskriminierung
- Gleichberechtigung
- Quotierung
- USA
- ADULT NON-FICTION. 2. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM
- Label
- The pursuit of fairness : a history of affirmative action, Terry H. Anderson
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-312) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Genesis of affirmative action -- Civil rights struggle and the rise of affirmative action -- Zenith of affirmative action -- Backlash -- Demise of affirmative action in the age of diversity -- Conclusion : the pursuit of fairness
- Control code
- ocm53434684
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- xiv, 320 pages
- Isbn
- 9780195182453
- Lccn
- 2003024637
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 9780195182453
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Specific material designation
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- remote
- regular print
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o53434684
- (OCoLC)53434684
- Label
- The pursuit of fairness : a history of affirmative action, Terry H. Anderson
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-312) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Genesis of affirmative action -- Civil rights struggle and the rise of affirmative action -- Zenith of affirmative action -- Backlash -- Demise of affirmative action in the age of diversity -- Conclusion : the pursuit of fairness
- Control code
- ocm53434684
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- xiv, 320 pages
- Isbn
- 9780195182453
- Lccn
- 2003024637
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 9780195182453
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Specific material designation
-
- remote
- regular print
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o53434684
- (OCoLC)53434684
Subject
- ADULT NON-FICTION. 2. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM
- Affirmative action programs
- Affirmative action programs -- United States -- History
- Ação afirmativa (história) -- Estados unidos
- Bürgerrecht
- Diskriminierung
- Gleichberechtigung
- History
- Positieve actie
- Programmes d'action positive -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Quotierung
- Racismo
- Segregação racial
- USA
- United States
- discrimination positive -- politique publique -- Etats-Unis -- 20e s. (2e moitié) -- 21e s. (début)
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