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In this study a multilevel conceptual framework is developed for the study of racism in organization as seen by African-Americans. Three levels are defined: institutional racism, racial climate, and personal discrimination. Perceptions of racism on each of these levels are related to racial identity, using the Racial Identity Attitudes Scale, to determine if racial identity is associated with perceptions of racism. The results, based on a sample of Blacks in a state bureaucracy, indicated that racial identity was the best predictor of perceptions of racial climate and personal discrimination. For example: Blacks who reported Pre-Encounter racial identity attitudes (i.e., those who were White-identified and Black-rejective) saw less racism in the workplace, whereas those who endorsed Internalization attitudes (i.e., those who were Black-identified but not anti-White) saw more. In addition, two factors were identified in racial climate: (a) Experience and Intensity of Racism and (b) Management Power and Policy. These themes were consistent with the literature, and they were found throughout the data. Implications for organizational consultation and change are considered, especially the implications of African-American intragroup diversity.

"From the very inception of the United States, few issues have been so divisive and defining as American slavery. Even as the U.S. was founded on principles of liberty, independence and freedom, slavery advocates and sympathizers positioned themselves in every aspect of American influence. Over the centuries, the characterization of early American figures, legislation and party platforms has been debated. The author seeks to clarify often unanswered--or ignored--questions about notable figures, sociopolitical movements and their positions on slavery. From early legislation like the Fugitive Slave Law of 1793 to Reconstruction and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, this book explores the background of some of America's most controversial moments. Spanning the first American century, it offers a detailed chronology of slavery and racism in early U.S. politics and society."--

Hard White explains how the mainstreaming of white nationalism occurred, pointing to two major shifts in the movement. First, Barack Obama's presidential tenure, along with increases in minority representation, fostered white anxiety about Muslims, Latinx immigrants, and black Americans. At the same time, white nationalist leaders shifted their focus and resources from protest to electoral politics, and the book traces the evolution of the movement's political forays from David Duke to the American Freedom Party, the Tea Party, and, finally, the emergence of the Alt-Right. While the book argues that white extremism will have enduring effects on American electoral politics for some time to come, it suggests that the way forward is to refocus the conversation on social solidarity, and it concludes with ideas for how to do this.

Systematic study of the politics of racism in GB has been relatively neglected. It is argued that this neglect can be explained partly in terms of the way in which racism has been studied, the problems of doing research in this field, & the lack of interest in this subject by both mainstream & radical political scientists. The need for a political analysis of racism is argued for, in terms of both theoretical problems & the practical need of knowing how to tackle the growth of racist ideologies in contemporary GB. Some aspects of a neo-Marxist perspective on racism are also discussed. AA

While proponents of anti-immigration measures claim to be motivated solely by economic considerations, the 1994 campaign rhetoric regarding the CA anti-immigration initiative, Proposition 187, tells a different story. Proposition 187 denies health services, welfare benefits, & public education to undocumented immigrants & their children; many of its provisions violate existing state & federal laws. This proposition was endorsed by the Republican Party in CA, was made the single most important issue of Governor Peter Wilson's reelection campaign, & was passed by an overwhelming majority of CA voters. An analysis of proponents' discourse about Prop 187 reveals an "us vs them" mentality, in which "we" try to reclaim the state that once belonged to "us.". M. Maguire