The Black O: Racism and Redemption in an American Corporate Empire

Author: Steve Watkins
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ISBN: 0820319163
Publisher: University of Georgia Press (October, 1997)
Sales Rank: 308,291
Average Customer Rating: 5 out of 5

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Rating: 5 out of 5
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The mega class-action discrimination suit against Shoney's in the 90's appears to have been overshadowed by the better publicized case against Denny's occuring about the same time. But the flagrant and pervasive discrimination shown by Shoney's management toward its own staff is shocking stuff (Supervisiors were told to blacken the "o" in "Shoneys" to identify job applications from minority applicants). Terrific book - it reads like a detective novel and is hard to put down. Well-written and highly recommended.

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