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Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Affirmative Action', 1.
  • Essays 'Affirmative Action', 2.
  • Essays 'Affirmative Action', 3.
Extract

After the United States Congress passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964, it became
apparent that certain business traditions, such as seniority status and aptitude tests,
prevented total equality in employment. Then President, Lyndon B. Johnson, decided
something needed to be done to remedy these flaws. On September 24, 1965, he issued
Executive Order #11246 at Howard University that required federal contractors "to take
Affirmative Action to ensure that applicants are employed . . . without regard to their race,
creed, color, or national origin (Civil Rights)." With the signing of that o…

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