Pursuit of Fairness : A History of Affirmative Action

Affirmative action (AA) cuts to the heart of deeply held beliefs about employ. & educ., the concepts of justice & fairness, & the troubled history of race relations in America. Describes African-Amer. demands for employ. in the defense industry in 1941 -- & the deseg. of the armed forces after WW2. Examines Pres. Kennedy¿s 1961 exec. order that introduced the term ¿AA¿ during the early years of the civil rights movement.; Pres. Johnson¿s attempt to gain equal opportun. for African Amer.; Pres. Nixon¿s expansion of AA with the Phila. Plan; Pres. Carter¿s intro. of ¿set asides¿ for minority bus. & the ¿Bakke¿ ruling which allowed the use of race as one factor in college admiss.; the Reagan admin.¿s backlash against AA & the Clinton admin.¿s revision of it. Illus.Anderson, Terry H. is the author of 'Pursuit of Fairness : A History of Affirmative Action', published 2007 under ISBN 9781422367674 and ISBN 1422367673.