Race, Jobs, and the War: The FEPC in the Midwest, 1941-46

By Andrew E. Kersten

Book Overview

This study focusing on the pivotal Midwest, shows how a tiny government agency - the President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice (FEPC) - influenced the course of civil rights reform, moving the United States closer to a national fair employment policy and laying the foundation for today's affirmative action practices.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252025636
• ISBN13: 9780252025631
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"