Trailblazing African American public administrators

The field of public administration holds social equity and inclusiveness as a core administrative value, but African American voices in the discourse about the theory and practice of public administration have been ignored all too often.

This book formally chronicles the evolution of the field of public administration in the United States through desegregation, equal opportunity, affirmative action, diversity/multiculturalism and presumptions about a 'post-racial' society, incorporating African American contributions to public policy-making and implementation at every stage.