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Separate and unequal : African Americans and the US federal government / Desmond King.

Title
Separate and unequal : African Americans and the US federal government / Desmond King.
Author
King, Desmond S.
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2007.

Holdings

Details

Description
xiv, 368 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • African Americans > Segregation
  • African Americans in the civil service
  • United States > African Americans
  • United States > Race relations
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-345) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The politics of segregation in post-reconstruction America -- Joining the government : because I dared to be black -- Working in a federal agency : social ostracism and discrimination -- A great shadow over our 'civil rights' : fighting for the government -- Serving time with the government : federal penitentiaries -- The federal government in a segregated society : public employment exchanges and housing programmes.
ISBN
9780195336221 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2007025005