An Historical Perspective On Diversity Ideologies in the US: Reflections on HRM Research & Practice Dr. Stella M. Nkomo* Department of Human Resource Management University of Pretoria, South Africa Stella.nkomo@up.ac.za Dr. Jenny Hoobler University of Illinois at Chicago College of Business Administration Department of Managerial Studies jhoobler@uic.edu (email) Paper Accepted for publication in a Special Issue of Human Resource Management Review, Volume 24 (2014) Edited by Dr. Dianna Stone and Dr. Diana Deidrick *Corresponding author