In the space of about thirty years from 1964 to 1994 American corporations abandoned racially exclusionary employment policies and embraced some form of affirmative action to diversify their workforces. It was an extraordinary transformation, which most historians attribute to civil rights activists, federal legislation, and labor unions. This is the first book to examine the role of corporations in that transformation. Whereas others emphasize corporate obstruction, this book argues that there were corporate executives and managers who promoted fair employment and equal employment...
In the space of about thirty years from 1964 to 1994 American corporations abandoned racially exclusionary employment policies and embraced some form ...
