1. History of Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action in the Nixon Administration In 1969, when Richard Nixon took office, affirmative action was still poorly defined and not widely supported. It was under Nixon that the first official affirmative action program (the Philadelphia Plan) was put forward. The unemployment rate of young blacks was high, and Nixon believed that affirmative action could be part of the solution. ... As Nixon once affirmed, "We would not impose quotas, but would require federal contractors to show 'affirmative action' to meet the goals of increasing minority employment." ... Under the Ni...
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