Date Thesis Awarded
5-2023
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
History
Advisor
Adrienne Petty
Committee Members
Chandos Brown
John Riofrio
Melvin Ely
Abstract
This thesis takes the position that President Wilson’s segregationist policies and President Trump’s Schedule F Executive Order constitute critical junctures in the history of the nation’s civil service that sought to promote racist proscription in the federal government, thereby limiting the potential for a diverse workforce in the civil service. Furthermore, this thesis offers an in-depth analysis of the cycles that have emerged where subsequent administrations and legislators, after President Wilson and President Trump’s presidencies, attempted to protect the civil service from harmful policies with the intent of stimulating diversity in the civil service to effectively represent the nation.
Recommended Citation
Garcia, Astrid, "The President's Pawn: Racism, Discrimination, and Diversity in the Nation's Civil Service" (2023). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 1976.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/1976
