The disproportionate burden of COVID-19 among communities of color, together with a necessary renewed attention to racial inequalities, have lent new urgency to concerns that algorithmic decision-making can lead to unintentional discrimination against members of historically marginalized groups....

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is comprehensive federal anti-discrimination legislation that applies based on race, color, religion, and national origin. This article focuses on the impacts of four main aspects of the Civil Rights Act: public education and employment opportunities directly...

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Acronyms and Initialisms -- Introduction -- 1 "The Best 'Affirmative Action Program' Is Creating Jobs for Everyone": Organized Labor Responds to Affirmative Action, 1960-1974 -- 2 "This Strange Madness": The Origins of Opposition to Higher...