The Last Plantation: Racism and Resistance in the Halls of Congress

by James R. Jones

Book Overview

A revealing look at the covert and institutionalized racism lurking in the congressional workplace

Racism continues to infuse Congress's daily practice of lawmaking and shape who obtains congressional employment. In this timely and provocative book, James Jones reveals how and why many who work in Congress call it the "Last Plantation." He shows that even as the civil rights movement gained momentum in the 1960s and antidiscrimination...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691223637
• ISBN13: 9780691223636
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.6"