The Color Bind: California's Battle to End Affirmative Action by Lydia Ch?vez (E

Description: The Color Bind by Lydia Chávez Tells the story of how Glynn Custred and Thomas Wood, two unknown academics, decided to write "Proposition 209" in 1992 and thereby set in motion a series of events, far beyond their control, destined to transform the legal, political, and everyday meaning of civil rights for the next generation. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Color Bind tells the story of how Glynn Custred and Thomas Wood, two unknown academics, decided to write Proposition 209 in 1992 and thereby set in motion a series of events, far beyond their control, destined to transform the legal, political, and everyday meaning of civil rights for the next generation. Going behind the mass media coverage of the initiative, Lydia Chávez narrates the complex underlying motivations and maneuvering of the people, organizations, and political parties involved in the campaign to end affirmative action in California.For the first time, the role of University of California regent Ward Connerly in the campaign-one largely assigned to public relations-is put into perspective. In the course of the book Chávez also provides a rare behind-the-scenes journalistic account of the complex and fascinating workings of the initiative process. Chávez recreates the post-election climate of 1994, when the California Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI) appeared to be the right-time, right-place vehicle for Governor Pete Wilson and other Republican presidential prospects. President Clinton and the state Democratic Party thought the CCRI would splinter the party and jeopardize the upcoming presidential election. The Republicans, who saw the CCRI as a "wedge issue" to use against the Democrats, found to their surprise that the initiative was much more divisive in their own party.Updating her text to include the most current material, Chávez deftly delineates the interplay of competing interests around the CCRI, and explains why the opposition was unsuccessful in its strategy to fight the initiative. Her analysis probes the momentous-and national-implications of this state initiative in shaping the future of affirmative action in this country. Flap "Lydia Ch Author Biography Lydia Chavez is Associate Professor at the School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. Origins: Canon and Culture Wars on Campus 2. Hitting a Nerve: The Angry White Males of 1994 3. The Opposition: The Split between Northern and Southern California 4. The Republican Party and Affirmative Action: How a Wedge Issue Cuts Many Ways 5. Feminists, Minorities, and the Democratic Party: Democrats Search for a New Identity Politics 6. The Ground War at Ground Zero: An Attempt to Revive the Grassroots 7. Countdown: A Defining Moment, or the Color Bind 8. Stumbling to the Finish Line: Dole Grasps for Proposition 209 and the Opposition Reaches for David Duke Afterword Appendix A. Cast of Characters Appendix B. Time Line Notes Suggested Reading Index Kirkus US Review A strong yet impartial look at the beginning of the end of affirmative action in the US, by a self-proclaimed recipient of its benefits. The fantastically misnamed California Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI), which became Proposition 209 on the 1996 ballot and was passed by state voters, was intended "to end the use of race and gender preferences in state employment, contracting, and education." As such, it went beyond the landmark US Supreme Court case of University of California v. Bakke (1978), which declared affirmative action programs that looked only at race unconstitutional. Chavez (Journalism/Univ. of Calif., Berkeley) traces how Glynn Custred and Thomas Wood, two disgruntled academics, and Ward Connerly, an African-American appointed by Gov. Pete Wilson to the University of Californias Board of Regents, launched the initiative, after Wilson had effectively stripped the state educational system of affirmative action programs, with Connerlys inside help. Wilson hoped to ride the issue to his ultimately abortive presidential campaign. Bob Doles nomination complicated the issue for CCRIs proponents, as neither Dole nor running mate Jack Kemp was willing to disavow affirmative action entirely. The opposition to 209 came from a "forced marriage" between white liberal women in the San Francisco area led by Patricia Ewing and blacks and Latinos around Los Angeles led by former Black Panther Anthony Thigpen. The question of whether CCRI was more racist or anti-woman fractured the opposition, and their use in commercials of David Dukes visit to California to speak in favor of CCRI seemed distasteful to many. They also had to contend with President Clintons refusal to denounce 209 directly, as well as the general publics inability to understand the legalese of the initiative, especially given its misleading name. In the end, however, the opposition was simply outspent. Chavez skillfully shows the upside and downside to each argument and each outcome, and her ability to turn the subject of a plebiscite into a compelling, widely relevant, and instructive study is admirable. (Kirkus Reviews) Long Description The Color Bind tells the story of how Glynn Custred and Thomas Wood, two unknown academics, decided to write Proposition 209 in 1992 and thereby set in motion a series of events, far beyond their control, destined to transform the legal, political, and everyday meaning of civil rights for the next generation. Going behind the mass media coverage of the initiative, Lydia Ch Details ISBN0520213440 Short Title COLOR BIND Pages 320 Publisher University of California Press Language English ISBN-10 0520213440 ISBN-13 9780520213449 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1998 Imprint University of California Press Subtitle Californias Battle to End Affirmative Action Country of Publication United States Edition 1st Place of Publication Berkerley Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9780520213449 UK Release Date 1998-04-17 AU Release Date 1998-04-17 NZ Release Date 1998-04-17 US Release Date 1998-04-17 Author Lydia Chávez Publication Date 1998-04-17 DEWEY 331.13 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159562078;

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