In 1964 after this term was coined, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act increased the authority of affirmative action agents to institute quotas and preferential hiring to increase representation of minorities and to ameliorate discrimination. ... Although affirmative action in the Civil Rights Act outlawed discrimination within minority groups involving employment, it did not cover educational institutions. Consequently, the Equal Employment Act of 1972 forced colleges and universities to admit members of minorities in greater numbers, especially in professional and graduate schools. ... Yet the...

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After the passing of this act, all education opportunities and use of public facilities and service was for all citizens of the US. The act also provided a way for which any claims violating this act could be settled, and brought to court if necessary. ... This act does not specifically state requirements by the work place to hire minorities, only that they may not discriminate against them. ... Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is constantly attacked by minorities and companies alike. ... In every court case where reverse discrimination was challenged, the Petitioner bears the burden of p...

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No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. (1)" Affirmative action can trace its roots back to the 14th amendment, although it did not really get started until Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed, giving minorities equal employment rights. ... In my view the original concept of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was that any type of...

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This was Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. ... In 1972 the Equal Employment Opportunity Act was implemented. Hiring and promotion of minorities has shown tremendous increase since this act was passed into law. ...

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