When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America
Ira Katznelson presents a challenging history of racial inequality in twentieth-century America. By examining the political origins and consequences of policies associated with affirmative action, the book questions conventional understandings of who benefited and who was excluded, providing important context for debates about race, government, and equal opportunity.
About This Book
Ira Katznelson examines the history of racial inequality in twentieth-century America.
The book focuses on the ways public policies and political decisions shaped unequal outcomes.
Its central argument challenges familiar assumptions about affirmative action and highlights how benefits were distributed along racial lines.
This work offers historical and political context for understanding persistent inequality in the United States.
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