Affirmative Action
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Started under President Kennedy and expanded by President Johnson by Executive Order in 1965, decreeing that all federal government agencies must take "affirmative action." | Started under President Kennedy and expanded by President Johnson by Executive Order in 1965, decreeing that all federal government agencies must take "affirmative action." | ||
| − | It has been controversial and some commentators have blamed affirmative action for causing the split in the liberal coalition that led American politics for much of the post-World War II period. | + | It has been controversial and some commentators have blamed affirmative action for causing the split in the liberal coalition that led American politics for much of the post-World War II period.<br> |
An early and perhaps surprising critic of affirmative action was the civil rights leader, Bayard Rustin. Rustin had been a key organizer of the March on Washington in August 1963 during which Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. But in the mid-1960s, Rustin grew critical of some of the directions the movement was taking. | An early and perhaps surprising critic of affirmative action was the civil rights leader, Bayard Rustin. Rustin had been a key organizer of the March on Washington in August 1963 during which Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. But in the mid-1960s, Rustin grew critical of some of the directions the movement was taking. | ||
In the Bayard Rustin Papers, students can examine Rustin's speeches and correspondence to get an interesting perspective. | In the Bayard Rustin Papers, students can examine Rustin's speeches and correspondence to get an interesting perspective. | ||
| − | "Affirmative Action in an Economy of Scarcity." Testimony of Bayard Rustin and Norman Hill to the Special Subcommittee on Education, U.S. House of Representatives. September 17, 1974. | + | "Affirmative Action in an Economy of Scarcity." Testimony of Bayard Rustin and Norman Hill to the Special Subcommittee on Education, U.S. House of Representatives. September 17, 1974.<br> |
| − | Black Power and Coalition Politics by Bayard Rustin | + | Black Power and Coalition Politics by Bayard Rustin<br> |
Another contemporary perspective on the early years of African American can be found in | Another contemporary perspective on the early years of African American can be found in | ||
| − | Papers of the NAACP, Supplement to Part 23 | + | Papers of the NAACP, Supplement to Part 23<br> |
Collections of presidential papers dealing with civil rights issues also contain documentation on affirmative. These include | Collections of presidential papers dealing with civil rights issues also contain documentation on affirmative. These include | ||
| − | Civil Rights during the Nixon Administration | + | Civil Rights during the Nixon Administration<br> |
| − | Civil Rights during the Carter Administration | + | Civil Rights during the Carter Administration<br> |
| − | Affirmative action in education--Bakke v. Board of Regents | + | Affirmative action in education--Bakke v. Board of Regents<br> |
| − | Affirmative action in employment--Philadelphia Plan, Weber | + | Affirmative action in employment--Philadelphia Plan, Weber<br> |
| − | opposition of organized labor | + | opposition of organized labor<br> |
[[Category:LexisNexis UPA Collections]] | [[Category:LexisNexis UPA Collections]] | ||
Revision as of 21:17, 29 April 2008
Started under President Kennedy and expanded by President Johnson by Executive Order in 1965, decreeing that all federal government agencies must take "affirmative action."
It has been controversial and some commentators have blamed affirmative action for causing the split in the liberal coalition that led American politics for much of the post-World War II period.
An early and perhaps surprising critic of affirmative action was the civil rights leader, Bayard Rustin. Rustin had been a key organizer of the March on Washington in August 1963 during which Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. But in the mid-1960s, Rustin grew critical of some of the directions the movement was taking. In the Bayard Rustin Papers, students can examine Rustin's speeches and correspondence to get an interesting perspective.
"Affirmative Action in an Economy of Scarcity." Testimony of Bayard Rustin and Norman Hill to the Special Subcommittee on Education, U.S. House of Representatives. September 17, 1974.
Black Power and Coalition Politics by Bayard Rustin
Another contemporary perspective on the early years of African American can be found in
Papers of the NAACP, Supplement to Part 23
Collections of presidential papers dealing with civil rights issues also contain documentation on affirmative. These include
Civil Rights during the Nixon Administration
Civil Rights during the Carter Administration
Affirmative action in education--Bakke v. Board of Regents
Affirmative action in employment--Philadelphia Plan, Weber
opposition of organized labor