From Legal Doctrine to Social Transformation? Comparing U.S. Voting Rights, Equal Employment Opportunity, and Fair Housing Legislation

In 1964-68, the U.S. Congress enacted comprehensive legislation prohibiting discrimination in employment (1964 Civil Rights Act), voting (1965 Voting Rights Act), and housing (1968 Fair Housing Act). A half-century later, most scholars concur that voting rights was by far the most successful, fair h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pedriana, Nicholas, Stryker, Robin
Other Authors: Univ Arizona, Sociol
Language:en
Published: UNIV CHICAGO PRESS 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/625059
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/625059