{"product_id":"race-jobs-and-the-war-andrew-kersten-9780252074172","title":"Race, Jobs, and the War","description":"\u003cb\u003eA richly detailed look at the crucial role of federally supported civil rights activism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this rigorous and thoroughly documented study focusing on the pivotal Midwest, Andrew E. Kersten shows how a tiny government agency--the President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice (FEPC)--influenced the course of civil rights reform, moving the United States closer to a national fair employment policy and laying the foundation for today's contested affirmative action practices. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRejecting claims that black advancement during the war was due primarily to shortages of labor, \u003ci\u003eRace, Jobs, and the War\u003c\/i\u003e contends that the FEPC made significant strides in breaking racial barriers, settling complaints, and pursuing a vigorous educational campaign to foster more harmonious industrial relations between white and minority workers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Kersten\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252074173\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252074172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.97h x 6.35w x 0.65d","brand":"Andrew Kersten","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096664744191,"sku":"9780252074172","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/race-jobs-and-the-war-andrew-kersten-9780252074172","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}