{"product_id":"american-dream-deferred-frederick-w-gooding-jr-9780822945390","title":"American Dream Deferred: Black Federal Workers in Washington, D.C., 1941-1981","description":"As the largest employer of one of the world's leading economic and geo-political superpowers, the history of the federal government's workforce is a rich and essential tool for understanding how the \"Great Experiment\" truly works. The literal face of federal policy, federal employees enjoy a history as rich as the country itself, while reflecting the country's evolution towards true democracy within a public space. Nowhere is this progression towards democracy more apparent than with its internal race relations. While World War II was a boon to black workers, little is known about the nuanced, ongoing struggles for dignity and respect that black workers endured while working these \"good, government jobs.\" \u003ci\u003eAmerican Dream Deferred\u003c\/i\u003e challenges postwar narratives of government largess for African Americans by illuminating the neglected stories of these unknown black workers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick W. Gooding Jr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0822945398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822945390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2019","brand":"Frederick W. Gooding Jr","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45933895581951,"sku":"9780822945390","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_66e19b30-81be-457a-8cfb-1d8091d70c1e.jpg?v=1721789862","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-dream-deferred-frederick-w-gooding-jr-9780822945390","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}