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From Direct Action to Affirmative Action: Fair Employment Law and Policy in America, 1933-72 - Hardcover

Moreno, Paul D.

 
9780807121382: From Direct Action to Affirmative Action: Fair Employment Law and Policy in America, 1933-72

Synopsis

This work retraces the legal and political responses to racial bias in America's work places. Race-conscious efforts to promote black employment arose during the Great Depression and gained momentum until World War I. The book shows that the demand for preferential treatment originated before 1964.

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Synopsis

Analyzes the history of race-based employment from the beginnings of antidiscriminatory law in 1993, including the germinal concepts which date back to the Reconstruction, until 1972. Throughout the study, the author monitors the ongoing tension between two polarized views: those who favor individual rights and color-blind, merit based personnel de

About the Author

Paul D. Moreno is editor of the Massachusetts News, an internet newspaper. He lives in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

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