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The Crusade for Equality in the Workplace: The Griggs v. Duke Power Story
Robert Belton
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Description for The Crusade for Equality in the Workplace: The Griggs v. Duke Power Story
Hardcover. The seminal history of Title VII of the civil Rights Act of 1964, workplace equality, and how Griggs v. Duke Power led to its interpretation and enforcement. Editor(s): Wasby, Stephen L, PH.D. Num Pages: 423 pages. BIC Classification: LAZ; LNDC; LNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 34. Weight in Grams: 800.
On March 8, 1971, the Supreme Court of the United States decided a case, Griggs v. Duke Power Co., brought by thirteen African American employees who worked as common labourers and janitors at one of Duke Power’s facilities. The decision, in plaintiffs’ favour, marked a profound and enduring challenge to the dominance of white males in the workplace. In this book, Robert Belton, who represented the plaintiffs for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and argued the case in the lower courts, gives a firsthand account of legal history in the making - and a behind-the-scenes look at the highly complex ... Read more
On March 8, 1971, the Supreme Court of the United States decided a case, Griggs v. Duke Power Co., brought by thirteen African American employees who worked as common labourers and janitors at one of Duke Power’s facilities. The decision, in plaintiffs’ favour, marked a profound and enduring challenge to the dominance of white males in the workplace. In this book, Robert Belton, who represented the plaintiffs for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and argued the case in the lower courts, gives a firsthand account of legal history in the making - and a behind-the-scenes look at the highly complex ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700619535
SKU
V9780700619535
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About Robert Belton
Robert Belton (1935-2012), at the time of his death, was Professor Emeritus of Law at Vanderbilt University, where he had also been the University’s first tenured African American law professor. Stephen L. Wasby, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University at Albany - State University of New York, lives in Eastham, Mass.
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