When Affirmative Action Was White - by Ira Katznelson (Paperback)

This groundbreaking book, "When Affirmative Action Was White," exposes the twisted origins of affirmative action and fundamentally recasts our understanding of 20th-century American history.

Through mechanisms designed by Southern Democrats that specifically excluded maids and farm workers, the gap between blacks and whites actually widened despite postwar prosperity.

This incisive book should change the terms of debate about affirmative action and last seventy years of American history.

With a foreword by Eric Foner and endorsements from notable historians, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complex history of race and politics in America.