Racism in the nation's service : government workers and the color line in Woodrow Wilson's America /
Between the 1880s and 1910s, thousands of African Americans passed civil service exams and became employed in the executive offices of the federal government. However, by 1920, promotions to well-paying federal jobs had nearly vanished for black workers. Eric S. Yellin argues that the Wilson adminis...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill :
The University of North Carolina Press,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Between the 1880s and 1910s, thousands of African Americans passed civil service exams and became employed in the executive offices of the federal government. However, by 1920, promotions to well-paying federal jobs had nearly vanished for black workers. Eric S. Yellin argues that the Wilson administration's successful 1913 drive to segregate the federal government was a pivotal episode in the age of progressive politics. Yellin investigates how the enactment of this policy, based on Progressives' demands for whiteness in government, imposed a color line on American opportunity. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (316 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781469608020 1469608022 |