Civil rights in public service - Cooper, Phillip J. (New York Routledge, 2017)
Miles' law and the challenge of civil rights in the United States -- From the heritage of African American slavery to the modern civil rights protection -- From Plessy to Brown : momentous years in struggle -- Beyond Brown vs. Board of Education : politics, policy and problems -- The Native American perspective : toward civil rights from conquest, but a long way from that goal -- Continuing challenges for Native Americans : problems persist despite civil rights gains from others -- Natural resources and native spirituality : a different kind of civil rights claim -- Civil rights from a Latino perspective -- Critical contemporary issues in Latino civil rights -- Gender discrimination : the rise of the so-called middle standard -- Civil rights and sexual orientation and identity -- Civil rights and disability in America : paternalism, discrimination, or equality? -- Now the work begins : the agenda for policy and practice going forward
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Civil rights -- United States; Civil service -- United States