1. History of Affirmative Action
This order spawned the Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ... One of the most revered presidents in history had been brutally assassinated just a year earlier, the demand for equal rights was greater than ever before, and to cap it off, America was about to declare war on Vietnam. ... Thus began the next stage in the battle for civil rights. ... Executive Order 11246 is one of the most far-reaching federal programs for expanding equal opportunity. ... The new movement called for an improvement upon the 1964 Civil Rights Act. ...
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