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- catalog abstract "Combining personal memoir, careful analysis, and the stories of the those who have shaped the policy over the decades, Lawrence and Matsuda reveal what affirmative action has meant in real terms, in people's lives - from the communities that struggled for its initial passage to parents who fight today for their child's fair shot. In the process, the authors eloquently consider some of the policy's most divisive issues: How do African Americans feel about the judicial. Ascendancy of Clarence Thomas? Why have the majority of women remained silent on affirmative action? Do Asian Americans need the policy? How are issues of hate speech and political correctness tied to it? Perhaps most striking is the human face of affirmative action today, which emerges radiantly from the stories gathered here. We meet Anthony Romero, a Latino raised by his immigrant parents in a Bronx housing project, now director of a prominent human rights. Organization; Robert Demmons, a trailblazer who successfully tackled discrimination in his local fire department; LaDoris Hazzard Cordell, the first African American woman to become a Superior Court judge in her county; and Bernadette Gross, a carpenter who rose triumphantly in a male-dominated profession. Their tales and others' force the question: Which people are in the room because of affirmative action, and what would we lose if they were no longer there? They also. Offer a searching reminder of those who wait outside the doors of continued exclusion. At its heart, We Won't Go Back is a deeply spiritual book that asks what it is that we, as Americans, value. Do we really wish to live in a world where there is no sense of generosity, caring, or community? The stories of abundant hope and grace in these pages answer with a resounding no.".
- catalog contributor b10148888.
- catalog contributor b10148889.
- catalog contributor b10148890.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "Ascendancy of Clarence Thomas? Why have the majority of women remained silent on affirmative action? Do Asian Americans need the policy? How are issues of hate speech and political correctness tied to it? Perhaps most striking is the human face of affirmative action today, which emerges radiantly from the stories gathered here. We meet Anthony Romero, a Latino raised by his immigrant parents in a Bronx housing project, now director of a prominent human rights.".
- catalog description "Born in rebellion: the deep meaning of affirmative action -- Anthony Romero -- "We Won't Go Back": the first and second assaults on affirmative action -- Robert Demmons -- The big lie: colorblindness and the taboo against honest talk about race -- On meritocracy -- Ladoris Hazzard Cordell -- Tokens and traitors: on stigma and self-hate -- Bernadette Gross -- Feminism and affirmative action -- Barbara Babcock -- Affirmative action, class, and interethnic conflict -- Lawrence Levine -- It's all the same thing: multiculturalism, PC, hate speech, and the critique of identity politics -- The telltale heart: apology, reparation, and redress -- Diane Ho -- And also with you: extending the reach of affirmative action -- New heart and a new spirit.".
- catalog description "Combining personal memoir, careful analysis, and the stories of the those who have shaped the policy over the decades, Lawrence and Matsuda reveal what affirmative action has meant in real terms, in people's lives - from the communities that struggled for its initial passage to parents who fight today for their child's fair shot. In the process, the authors eloquently consider some of the policy's most divisive issues: How do African Americans feel about the judicial.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Offer a searching reminder of those who wait outside the doors of continued exclusion. At its heart, We Won't Go Back is a deeply spiritual book that asks what it is that we, as Americans, value. Do we really wish to live in a world where there is no sense of generosity, caring, or community? The stories of abundant hope and grace in these pages answer with a resounding no.".
- catalog description "Organization; Robert Demmons, a trailblazer who successfully tackled discrimination in his local fire department; LaDoris Hazzard Cordell, the first African American woman to become a Superior Court judge in her county; and Bernadette Gross, a carpenter who rose triumphantly in a male-dominated profession. Their tales and others' force the question: Which people are in the room because of affirmative action, and what would we lose if they were no longer there? They also.".
- catalog extent "xx, 314 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "We won't go back.".
- catalog identifier "0395791251".
- catalog isFormatOf "We won't go back.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin,".
- catalog relation "We won't go back.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "361.6 20".
- catalog subject "Affirmative action programs United States.".
- catalog subject "HF5549.5.A34 L38 1997".
- catalog subject "Race discrimination United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Born in rebellion: the deep meaning of affirmative action -- Anthony Romero -- "We Won't Go Back": the first and second assaults on affirmative action -- Robert Demmons -- The big lie: colorblindness and the taboo against honest talk about race -- On meritocracy -- Ladoris Hazzard Cordell -- Tokens and traitors: on stigma and self-hate -- Bernadette Gross -- Feminism and affirmative action -- Barbara Babcock -- Affirmative action, class, and interethnic conflict -- Lawrence Levine -- It's all the same thing: multiculturalism, PC, hate speech, and the critique of identity politics -- The telltale heart: apology, reparation, and redress -- Diane Ho -- And also with you: extending the reach of affirmative action -- New heart and a new spirit.".
- catalog title "We won't go back : making the case for affirmative action / Charles R. Lawrence III and Mari J. Matsuda.".
- catalog type "text".