AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Affirmative Action is the federally approved program created to protect woman and minority against employment discrimination and to increase their representation in the work force. The first of many important steps to the implementation of the Affirmative Action Program came from the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII of the Civil Right Act prohibited job discrimination and ensured employers provided equal opportunity for all job applicants regardless of sex, race, color, national origin …

…mradford/ spring01/law7195/assign.htm. Bibliography: 1.<Tab/>Dictionary of American History (Encyclopedia) 2.<Tab/>Discrimination Opposing View Point (Green Haven Press) 3.<Tab/>Reverse Discrimination Edited by Barry Gross 4.<Tab/>College Of Law at Georgia State University Website http://law.gsu.edu/mradford/ spring01/law7195/assign.htm 5.<Tab/>Infoplease Website http://www.infoplease.com/spot/ Affirmativetimeline1. html#1961