The movement to add a multiracial category to the 2000 U.S. Census provoked unprecedented debates about race.The effort made for strange bedfellows. Republicans like House Speaker Newt Gingrich and affirmative action opponent Ward Connerly took up the multiracial cause. Civil rights leaders opposed them, warning that the movement could dilute the census count of traditional minority groups. The activists themselves - a loose confederation of organizations, many led by the white mothers of interracial children - wanted recognition. What they got was the transformation of racial politics in America.""Mark One or More"" is the compelling account of how this small movement sparked a big change, and a moving call to reassess the meaning of racial identity in American life.

Book Information
ISBN 9780472032808
Author Kim M. Williams
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint The University of Michigan Press
Publisher The University of Michigan Press
Weight(grams) 322g