Affirmative action : the history of an idea / WNET/NY ; produced by BJW, Inc. in association with New River Media ; directed by Joseph Camp ; producers, Ronald Bailey, Robert Schurgin.

Explores the historical roots of affimative action and the current debate over its usefulness. Looks at several different affirmative action programs today, from the Univ. of California, Berkeley, to the City of Chicago. Includes archival footage and features interviews with a wide array of academic...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: BJW, Inc
New River Media (Firm)
Films for the Humanities (Firm)
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Other Authors: Wattenberg, Ben J.
Camp, Joseph
Bailey, Ronald
Schurgin, Robert
Connerly, Ward, 1939-
Dorn, Edwin
Graham, Hugh Davis
Edley, Christopher F., 1953-
Thernstrom, Abigail M., 1936-2020
Fish, Stanley Eugene
D'Souza, Dinesh, 1961-
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, 1996.
Series:Democracy project
Subjects:
Affirmative action programs > History.
Discrimination in employment > United States.
Minorities > Employment > United States.
Discrimination in education > United States.
Minorities > Education (Higher) > United States.
Police > Illinois > Chicago > Personnel management.
United States > Armed Forces > African Americans.
United States. > Army > Minorities.
Chicago (Ill.). > Police Department > Personnel management.
University of California (System). > Regents.
Local Note:
LM copy 1 housed in audiovisual collection.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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