Equality deferred : race, ethnicity, and immigration in America since 1945 / James S. Olson.
By: Olson, James Stuart
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TextSeries: Wadsworth books on America since 1945. Publisher: Belmont, CA : Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, c2003Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-153) and index.Description: vii, 160 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0155074148.Subject(s): Ethnicity -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Immigrants -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Americanization -- History -- 20th century | United States -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century | United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century | United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 304.873 T | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 304.873 Ol800 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284001087642 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-153) and index.
Age of innocence, 1945-1965: Ethnic America in 1945; Civil Rights crusade; Welcoming refugees and ending quotas, 1945-1965 -- Rumblings of discontent, 1965-1980: Black and Hispanic militancy; Red power; Affirmative action, busing, and the disintegration of the Civil Rights Movement -- Old wounds, new injuries, 1981-2000: New immigrants; Revolt of white ethnics; Ethnic America at the turn of the millennium.
To be American is to debate individual rights ... Until we truly achieve individual equality ... Americans will be debating the meaning of race and ethnicity. [It is the author's hope that this book] will help illuminate that debate.-Pref.
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