for only one job position at the same company. The first person

attended a prestigious and highly academic university, had years of work

experience in the field and, in the mind of the employer, had the

potential to make a positive impact on the company's performance.

The second person was just starting out in the field and seemed to lack

the ambition that was visible in his opponent. "Who was chosen for the

job?" you ask. Well, if the story took place before 1964, the answer

would be obvious. However, with the somewhat recent adoption of the

social policy known as affirmative action, the answer becomes unclear.

After the United States Congress passed the Civil Rights Act in

1964,it became apparent that certain business traditions, such as

seniority status and aptitude tests, prevented total equality in

employment. Then President, Lyndon B. Johnson, decided something needed

to be done to remedy these flaws. On September 24, 1965, he issued

Executive Order #11246 at Howard University that required federal

contractors "to take affirmative action to ensure that applicants

in the generations before. Why should an honest, hard-working, open

This is, for all intents and purposes, discrimination, and it is a law

employed . . . without regard to their race, creed, color, or national

managers fell 25% in 1969 due to restrictions put on them when

can be sure to see racial tension reach points that our history has

supported policies that single out minority groups. However, if this,

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