Description |
1 online resource (xi, 301 pages) : illustrations |
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
No south to us: African American federal employees in republican Washington -- The spoils: politics and black mobility -- The sensibilities of the people: black politics in crisis -- A new racial regime, 1913-1917 -- Democratic fair play: the Wilson administration in republican Washington -- Wilsonian praxis: racial discrimination in a progressive administration -- Resistance and friction: challenging and justifying Wilsonian praxis -- Republicans in the new regime, 1918-1929 -- Creating normalcy: Washington after Wilson. |
Summary |
By 1920, promotions to well-paying federal jobs had nearly vanished for black workers. This book argues that the Wilson administration's successful 1913 drive to segregate the federal government was a pivotal episode in the age of progressive politics. It investigates how the enactment of this policy, based on Progressives' demands for whiteness in government, imposed a colour line on American opportunity and implicated Washington in the economic limitation of African Americans for decades to come. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.
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Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924. |
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African Americans in the civil service -- History -- 20th century.
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African Americans in the civil service. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
20th century |
Subject |
African Americans -- Segregation.
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African Americans -- Segregation. |
Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: 9781469607207 1469607204 (DLC) 2012037473 |
ISBN |
1469607212 (electronic book) |
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9781469607214 (electronic book) |
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9781469608020 (electronic book) |
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1469608022 (electronic book) |
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9781469607207 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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1469607204 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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