Against the backdrop of the 1960s civil rights movement, it was clear that concrete steps were needed to help repair the effects of slavery and oppression suffered by the black community. Affirmative action was a practical way of doing this. As President Lyndon B. Johnson explained:
Critics of this position argue affirmative action represents another form of discrimination and a colour blind society would best be created by focusing on those with lower incomes rather than those of a particular race. However, such non-targeted intervention overlooks the specific obstacles which black (and Hispanic) people have faced in US society. that
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