... public facilities in the South. It took part in non-violent actions and was called the Civil Rights Movement. At the time segregation of whites and blacks was legal, as part of the governments "separate but equal" stance. Through out the 50's protests mainly for equal public schooling and ... against minorities, there were many practices that inadvertently promoted discrimination. In the 1971 case Griggs v. Duke Power Co., this issue was brought to the Supreme Court. In this case, the Duke Power Company required employees to have a high school diploma and pass a written test for advanceme...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... movement, President John F. Kennedy created a Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity in 1961 and issued Executive Order 10925, which used the term "affirmative action" to refer to measures designed to achieve non-discrimination. In 1964 after this term was coined, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act increased the authority of ... Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands. This area includes: China, Japan, Korea, Philippine Islands, and Samoa. Black (not of Hispanic Origin), Hispanic such as Mexican, Cuban..., American Indian: people of North America. In 1965, President Lyndon Baines Johnson is...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... movement, President John F. Kennedy created a Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity in 1961 and issued Executive Order 10925, which used the term "affirmative action" to refer to measures designed to achieve non-discrimination. In 1964 after this term was coined, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act increased the authority of ... Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands. This area includes: China, Japan, Korea, Philippine Islands, and Samoa. Black (not of Hispanic Origin), Hispanic such as Mexican, Cuban..., American Indian: people of North America. In 1965, President Lyndon Baines Johnson is...

• Word Count: 1414
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate