Judson MacLaury

Judson MacLaury, a retired historian for the U.S. Department of Labor, reveals the inner workings of government to enact change for black workers in To Advance Their Opportunities: Federal Policies Toward African American Workers from World War I to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. MacLaury chronicles mostra altro the development of federal policies and programs impacting African American workers, deftly examining the fascinating and rarely seen workings of federal bureaucracies as they attempted to rein in racism in the nation's federally funded workplaces. He traces the hard-won gains made by African American workers and the crucial role of the civil rights movement and its supporters in urging the federal government to action. This scholarly and timely work also lays out the roots and development of affirmative action. mostra meno