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Racial propositions : ballot initiatives and the making of postwar California / Daniel Martinez HoSang.

Author/creator HoSang, Daniel
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoBerkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2010.
Descriptionx, 372 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Series American crossroads ; 30
American crossroads 30. ^A394740
Contents Introduction : "Genteel apartheid" -- "We have no master race" : racial liberalism and political whiteness -- "Racial and religious tolerance are highly desirable objectives" : fair employment and the vicissitudes of tolerance, 1945-1960 -- "Get back your rights" : fair housing and the right to discriminate, 1960-1972 -- "We love all kids" : school desegregation, busing, and the triumph of racial innocence, 1972-1982 -- "How can you help unite California?" : English only and the politics of exclusion, 1982-1990 -- "They keep coming!" : the tangled roots of Proposition 187 -- "Special interests hijacked the civil rights movement" : affirmative action and bilingual education on the ballot, 1996-2000 -- "Dare we forget the lessons of history?" : Ward Connerly's racial privacy initiative, 2001-2003 -- Conclusion : Blue state racism.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010008921
ISBN9780520266643 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0520266641 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780520266667 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0520266668 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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