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The Reagan Presidency and the Politics of Race - In Pursuit of Colorblind Justice and Limited Government (Hardcover, New)
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The Reagan Presidency and the Politics of Race - In Pursuit of Colorblind Justice and Limited Government (Hardcover, New)
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Laham analyzes perhaps the most politically controversial element
of Reagan's conservative agenda, involving his attempt to curtail
federal enforcement of civil rights laws. The book focuses on the
major initiatives Reagan pursued in his attempt to curb enforcement
of those laws: first, his efforts to reform affirmative action by
prohibiting mandatory employer use of minority and white female
hiring goals, and second, his veto of the Civil Rights Restoration
Act. Reagan's academic critics argue that the president was
politically motivated in his efforts to curtail federal enforcement
of civil rights laws by his desire to appeal for the support of
working-class whites, many of whom harbor racial resentments
against minorities. Reagan's historical reputation suffers from his
attempt to curb enforcement of those laws, which has fostered
charges by his critics that he was cynical and manipulative, though
outwardly pleasant and likable; a president who shamelessley played
the race card for his own political gain. Laham challenges the
conventional notion that Reagan was an ardent practitioner of the
politics of racial division. Rather, he argues that Reagan's civil
rights policy was determined by his philosophical commitment to
colorblind justice and limited government, two core principles of
his conservative agenda. This is a controversial survey important
to students and scholars of contemporary American politics, public
policy, and race relations.
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