{"product_id":"affirmative-action-and-the-stalled-quest-for-black-progress-1996","title":"Affirmative Action and the Stalled Quest for Black Progress (1996)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAffirmative Action and the Stalled Quest for Black Progress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eby W. Avon Drake and Robert D. Holsworth\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished by University of Illinois Press, 1996. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 214pp. Black cloth binding with silver titles on spine. No dust jacket. NEAR FINE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book focuses on the landmark case of \u003cstrong\u003eRichmond v. Croson\u003c\/strong\u003e, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the city of Richmond's set-aside program, which required that \u003cem\u003ethirty percent of the money in city construction contracts be awarded to minority firms\u003c\/em\u003e. The authors describe the politics that gave rise to the set-aside program, investigate its actual operation, explore its effects, and detail responses to it in both black and white communities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"duttyboukman.art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42381178044568,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3935\/8872\/products\/affirmativeaction.jpg?v=1670953390","url":"https:\/\/duttyboukman.art\/products\/affirmative-action-and-the-stalled-quest-for-black-progress-1996","provider":"Dutty Boukman","version":"1.0","type":"link"}