Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. Already a member? Sign in.

Quantity:

More Buying Choices

20 used & new from $0.98

Have one to sell? Sell yours here

Tell the Publisher! I�d like to read this book on Kindle Don�t have a Kindle? Get yours here.

Affirmative Action and the Stalled Quest for Black Progress (Paperback)

by W. Avon Drake (Author), Robert D. Holsworth (Author) "Those who have participated in a conversation about affirmative action recognize how emotionally charged such discussions can become..." (more)
Key Phrases: black majority council, black majority city council, councilmanic elections, African American, Supreme Court, Main Street (more...)

No customer reviews yet. Be the first.

List Price:	$20.00
Price:	$20.00 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

Only 1 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want it delivered Tuesday, July 14? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details

8 new from $0.99 12 used from $0.98

Also Available in:	List Price:	Our Price:	Other Offers:
Hardcover			8 used & new from $12.95

Product Details

Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: University of Illinois Press (July 11, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0252065395
ISBN-13: 978-0252065392
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: No customer reviews yet. Be the first.
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,761,742 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Inside This Book (learn more)

First Sentence:
Those who have participated in a conversation about affirmative action recognize how emotionally charged such discussions can become. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
black majority council, black majority city council, councilmanic elections, calculated cooperation, white council members, black council members, two black candidates, city construction contracts, downtown expressway, civil rights vision, minority subcontractors, downtown revitalization, black political leadership, black progress, black political power, minority suppliers, free market conservatives, black leadership, civic elite, black elected officials, minority contractors, black interests, minority firms, minority entrepreneurs, charter reform

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
African American, Supreme Court, Main Street, Jackson Ward, Richmond Renaissance, Project One, United States, Civil Rights Act, Roy West, Chesterfield County, New York, Richmond City Council, Thomas Sowell, Walter Williams, Fourteenth Amendment, Philip Morris, Richmond Afro-American, Sixth Street Marketplace, Team of Progress, Virginia Power, Association of General Contractors, Los Angeles, Oliver Hill, Washington Post, William Leidinger

New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats

Citations (learn more)

This book cites 39 books:

Plural but equal: A critical study of Blacks and minorities and America's plural society by Harold Cruse on 4 pages
The Politics of Urban Development by Clarence N. Stone in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
Tenth Justice-V955 by Lincoln Caplan in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual by Harold Cruse on page 29, page 31, and Back Matter
Politics and Society in the South by Earl Black on page 118, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)

See all 39 books this book cites

5 books cite this book:

Collision Course: The Strange Convergence of Affirmative Action and Immigration Policy in America by Hugh Davis Graham in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Collision Course: The Strange Convergence of Affirmative Action and Immigration Policy in America by Hugh Davis Graham in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
The Pursuit of Fairness: A History of Affirmative Action by Terry H. Anderson in Back Matter
The Least Dangerous Branch?: Consequences of Judicial Activism by Stephen P. Powers in Back Matter
Seeking the Center: Politics and Policymaking at the New Century by Martin A. Levin on page 164

Books on Related Topics (learn more)

Real Estate Development by Mike E. Miles

Discusses:

Free Money to Change Your Life by Matthew Lesko

Discusses:

The Black Image in the White Mind by Robert M. Entman

Discusses:

The End of Racism by Dinesh D'Souza

Discusses:

Tag this product

(What's this?)

Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.

Help others find this product — tag it for Amazon search

No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet. Why not be the first to suggest a search for which it should appear?

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

Customer Reviews

There are no customer reviews yet. Create your own review

Video reviews

New feature! Amazon now allows customers to upload product video reviews. Use a webcam or video camera to record and upload reviews to Amazon.

.jsOffDisplayBlock { display: block; } .jsOffDisplayInline { display: inline; } .jsOffVisibility { visibility: visible; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jsOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; }

Customer Discussions

Beta (What's this?)

New! See all customer communities, and bookmark your communities to keep track of them.

This product's forum (0 discussions)

	Discussion	Replies	Latest Post
	No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight

Start a new discussion

Topic:

First post:

Receive e-mail when new posts are made

Prompts for sign-in

[Cancel]

Guidelines

Active discussions in related forums

Discussion	Replies	Latest Post
politics All I'm asking for is respectability from the right.	1	2 minutes ago
politics Report the trolls.	29	12 minutes ago
politics What if it had been Bush?	41	17 minutes ago
politics Liberal and Conservative; Are you down with the definitions?	4	19 minutes ago
politics Cheney kept CIA program from Congress	0	33 minutes ago
politics I'm curious. We seem to be liberalizing the culture, government, etc. more and more, little by little. What does the end goal look like? The ideal liberal state and culture is what...?	5530	42 minutes ago
politics The first 100 days of your Clown.	1179	47 minutes ago

Related forums

politics (1023 discussions)

Product Information from the Amapedia Community

Beta (What's this?)

Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.com.

› See featured Amapedia.com articles

Look for Similar Items by Category

Books > Business & Investing > Economics > Labor & Industrial Relations
Books > Business & Investing > Popular Economics
Books > Law > Business > Labor & Employment
Books > Nonfiction > Politics > Labor & Industrial Relations
Books > Nonfiction > Social Sciences > Sociology
Books > Nonfiction > Social Sciences > Special Groups > African-American Studies
Books > Professional & Technical > Law > Business > Labor & Employment

The New Braun bodycruZer

Introducing the new Braun bodycruZer with a precision trimmer to efficiently trim body hair and a Gillette blade for smooth, clean shaving results.

›Shop now

Best Books of 2008

Find our top 100 editors' picks as well as customers' favorites in dozens of categories in our Best Books of 2008 Store.

Buy Three Books, Get a Fourth Free

Order any four eligible books under $10 and get the lowest-price book free in our 4-for-3 Books Store. See more details.

Best of Allure

Find Allure's best of beauty favorites and experience the difference that has the beauty critics raving. Check out the 2008 Best of Allure picks in makeup, skin care, fragrance, and more at Amazon Beauty.

›Shop the Best of Allure