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1 online resource (276 pages) : illustrations |
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Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Shit Rolls Downhill. This Starts at the Top -- 2 Billie, You Got to See What's Happening. You Got to See What's Happening -- 3 I Went Directly from a Necktie to a Shovel -- 4 He Was the Boss. He Was the Tyrant. He Was the Dictator -- 5 I Was Pretty Sure at That Point That There Was Going to Be War -- 6 This Is What You Hire Niggers For -- 7 A Trick of All Trades -- 8 Into the Belly of the Beast -- 9 We're Going off Tackle, and You Can't Stop Us -- 10 Due Diligence |
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11 The Niggers Are Going to Get This Company. Thank God You're on Board12 The Inexorable Zero -- 13 A God-Made Man and a Self-Made Success -- 14 If They Didn't Ask Specifics, I Didn't Give Specifics -- 15 Why Didn't You Deal with It for the Last Twenty Years? -- 16 We Decided to Roll the Dice -- 17 If I Had It to Do Over Again, I Would Do the Same Thing -- Notes on Sources -- Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U |
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| Summary |
"In 1988 several white managers of the Shoney's restaurant chain protested against the company's discriminatory hiring practices, including an order at some restaurants to blacken the "O" in "Shoney's" on minorities' job applications so that the marked forms could then be ignored or discarded. When the managers refused to comply, they lost their jobs but not their resolve - they sued the company, and their case grew to become one of the largest racial job discrimination class action lawsuits and settlements in American history." "The Black O is a fascinating, behind-the-scenes detective story about how the case evolved. The saga is populated with many unforgettable characters, including civil rights lawyer Tommy Warren, the former college football star and convicted felon who took the case; Ray Danner, the ironfisted former CEO who developed the Shoney's concept on a national level; and Justice Clarence Thomas, former head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which sat idly by for years while discrimination complaints mounted against the Shoney's empire." "Five years after the lawsuit was filed, Shoney's offered to settle the case before it went to trial. The lawsuit was dropped, and the nearly 21,000 claimants divided a $132.5 million settlement, bringing to an abrupt end a landmark case that changed corporate attitudes nationwide. Once shamed, Shoney's is now an industry leader in minority employment." "Although David was victorious over Goliath in this case, The Black O speaks to an issue that continues to have great urgency in contemporary American society. In light of the recent Texaco, Publix, Denny's, and Cracker Barrel lawsuits, this case serves as a stark refutation of the belief that the civil rights movement and legislation have eliminated systemic discrimination from the American workplace."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-268) and index |
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Print version record |
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Arbeit, ... gnd |
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Shoney's Inc. -- Personnel management
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Shoney's Inc. fast |
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Discrimination in restaurants -- United States -- Case studies
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Discrimination in employment -- United States -- Case studies
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Race discrimination -- United States -- Case studies
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African Americans -- Employment -- Case studies
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Workplace Culture.
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African Americans -- Employment
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Discrimination in employment
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Discrimination in restaurants
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Personnel management
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Race discrimination
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Restaurant
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Rassendiskriminierung
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United States
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USA
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Schwärze
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Case studies
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780820344034 |
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0820344036 |
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