THE SUN HAD BEGUN its downward slope on the evening of June 4, 1965, as President Lyndon Johnson mounted the podium on the main quadrangle of Howard University, the country's most celebrated black center of higher education.
An edition of When Affirmative Action Was White
(2005)
When affirmative action was white
an untold history of racial inequality in twentieth-century America
1st ed.
by Ira Katznelson
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Many mid 20th century American government programs created to help citizens survive and improve ended up being heavily biased against African-Americans. Katznelson documents this white affirmative action, and argues that its existence should be an important part of the argument in support of late 20th century affirmative action programs.
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History, African Americans, Civil rights, Politics and government, Race relations, Whites, Political and social views, Economic conditions, Race discrimination, Affirmative action programs, Legal status, laws, Johnson, lyndon b. (lyndon baines), 1908-1973, African americans, civil rights, African americans, history, African americans, legal status, laws, etc., African americans, economic conditions, Whites, history, United states, race relations, Racism, Pens ee politique et sociale, Noirs am ericains, Droits, Histoire, Blancs, Droit, Conditions economiques, Discrimination raciale, Programmes d'action positive, Relations raciales, Politique et gouvernement, B urgerrecht, Rassendiskriminierung, White people, Political and social viewsjohnson, lyndon b. (lyndon baines) , 1908-1973, African americans--civil rights--history, African americans--civil rights--history--20th century, Affirmative action programs--history, Affirmative action programs--united states--history--20th century, African americans--legal status, laws, etc--history, African americans--legal status, laws, etc--history--20th century, African americans--economic conditions, African americans--economic conditions--20th century, Race discrimination--history, Race discrimination--united states--history--20th century, Whites--civil rights--history, Whites--civil rights--united states--history--20th century, E185.61 .k354 2005, 323.1197/073/00904Places
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Doctor of laws
Welfare in black and white
Rules for work
Divisions in war
White veterans only
Johnson's ambitions, Powell's principles : thoughts on renewing affirmative action.
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