Events - Reginald F. Lewis Museum

American Dream Deferred: Black Federal Workers in Washington, DC, 1941-1981 with Dr. Frederick Gooding, Jr.

While World War II was a boon to black workers, little is known about the nuanced, ongoing struggles for dignity and respect that black workers endured while working these “good, government jobs.” In this timely and critically important study, Frederick Gooding, Jr.’s meticulous research illuminates the understudied history of African American federal workers from World […]