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Affirmative Action

 

             Affirmative Action has been law since 1961 when President John F. Kennedy signed a bill forcing government contractors to extinguish discrimination due to race, religion or national origin. Since that law came into existence, many changes have taken place to provide a broader scope of protection for what the government calls protected class members. The laws" intent was to afford underprivileged minority groups" equal opportunities for employment that were available to the white male. Although advantageous, the results generated detrimental effects as well. In time, society finds ways to also experience personal gain and finds ways to dodge the laws, especially the laws that affect their perceived quality of life in the future. What started out as a way to create increased fairness in employment has influenced the way of life of every American far beyond employment. .
             Affirmative action has been law since 1961, when President John F. Kennedy signed a bill forcing government contractors to cease discrimination due to race, religion, or national origin. Civil Rights reach back as far as 1879 in Plessy vs. Ferguson. Since that law came into existence, many changes have taken place to provide a broader scope of protection to what the government calls the "protected class." Originally its intent was to allow the opportunity to gain employment. The .
             origin of Affirmative Action by Margureta Sykes and become full citizens of the United States. This has allowed an expansion of black men to achieve "middle class social status." Often good intentions passing into law to benefit the "total" America are misinterpreted by intelligent law makers and manipulated to award personal gain and find ways to dodge the laws, especially the laws that affect their financial future.
             Many decades ago it was very evident that black people had a difficult time landing jobs. This is a very important aspect of the labor market disadvantage suffered by the black community considering the unemployment rate for blacks was twice as high as the unemployment rate for whites.


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