Building on the Promise of Diversity

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THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

IN PURSUIT OF THE “BELOVED COMMUNITY”

DIVERSITY AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT are not the same thing. Nor is diversity, as an issue for America in the twenty-first century, an outgrowth of the movement, a successor, or a descendant. If we are to fully understand diversity and diversity management, and take advantage of their powerful capacity for change, we must separate them from the legacy of the Civil Rights ...