DOI:10.5149/9781469607214_YELLIN
Racism in the Nation's Service: Government Workers and the Color Line in Woodrow Wilson's America
@inproceedings{Yellin2013RacismIT,
title={Racism in the Nation's Service: Government Workers and the Color Line in Woodrow Wilson's America},
author={Eric S. Yellin},
Eric S. Yellin
Between the 1880s and 1910s, thousands of African Americans passed civil service exams and became employed in the executive offices of the federal government. However, by 1920, promotions to well-paying federal jobs had nearly vanished for black workers. Eric S. Yellin argues that the Wilson administration's successful 1913 drive to segregate the federal government was a pivotal episode in the age of progressive politics. Yellin investigates how the enactment of this policy, based on… CONTINUE READING
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