The Tragedy of Civil Rights.

Fonte, John

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ERIC Number: EJ551452

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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The Tragedy of Civil Rights.

Fonte, John

Society, v34 n5 p64-76 Jul-Aug 1997

Examines the court transformation of civil rights from equal opportunity and nondiscrimination to racial/gender/ethnic proportional representation. It analyzes the implications for justice and equality and suggests that it is time to restore the moral ideals of the civil rights coalition of 1964. (GR)

Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Criticism, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Federal Courts, Federal Legislation, Policy Analysis, Policy Formation, Public Policy, Quotas, Racial Relations, Social Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Civil Rights Act 1964

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