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8. “ Dare We Forget the Lessons of History?” Ward Connerly’s Racial Privacy Initiative, 2001 - 2003

© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. 1. “We Have No Master Race” Racial Liberalism and Political Whiteness 13
  6. 2. “ Racial and Religious Tolerance Are Highly Desirable Objectives” Fair Employment and the Vicissitudes of Tolerance, 1945 - 1960 24
  7. 3. “Get Back Your Rights!” Fair Housing and the Right to Discriminate, 1960 - 1972 53
  8. 4. “We Love All Kids” School Desegregation, Busing, and the Triumph of Racial Innocence, 1972 - 1982 91
  9. 5. “ How Can You Help Unite California?” English Only and the Politics of Exclusion, 1982 - 1990 130
  10. 6. “They Keep Coming!” The Tangled Roots of Proposition 187 160
  11. 7. “ Special Interests Hijacked the Civil Rights Movement” Affirmative Action and Bilingual Education on the Ballot, 1996 - 2000 201
  12. 8. “ Dare We Forget the Lessons of History?” Ward Connerly’s Racial Privacy Initiative, 2001 - 2003 243
  13. Acknowledgments 275
  14. Notes 279
  15. Select Bibliography 329
  16. Index 347
Racial Propositions
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https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520947719-010

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. 1. “We Have No Master Race” Racial Liberalism and Political Whiteness 13
  6. 2. “ Racial and Religious Tolerance Are Highly Desirable Objectives” Fair Employment and the Vicissitudes of Tolerance, 1945 - 1960 24
  7. 3. “Get Back Your Rights!” Fair Housing and the Right to Discriminate, 1960 - 1972 53
  8. 4. “We Love All Kids” School Desegregation, Busing, and the Triumph of Racial Innocence, 1972 - 1982 91
  9. 5. “ How Can You Help Unite California?” English Only and the Politics of Exclusion, 1982 - 1990 130
  10. 6. “They Keep Coming!” The Tangled Roots of Proposition 187 160
  11. 7. “ Special Interests Hijacked the Civil Rights Movement” Affirmative Action and Bilingual Education on the Ballot, 1996 - 2000 201
  12. 8. “ Dare We Forget the Lessons of History?” Ward Connerly’s Racial Privacy Initiative, 2001 - 2003 243
  13. Acknowledgments 275
  14. Notes 279
  15. Select Bibliography 329
  16. Index 347
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