As the Courts and Legislatures Cleared the Books of Laws

question 39

Multiple Choice

As the courts and legislatures cleared the books of laws that legalized racial discrimination, affirmative action developed in the 1970s as a new tactic. What was its purpose?

• A) It required that the employment process be color-blind and that race not be mentioned.
• B) It required that the federal government's agencies approve all employment decisions to ensure compliance.
• C) It intentionally encouraged lawsuits against private companies as a way of bringing them into compliance.
• D) It created a remedy for discriminatory hiring practices of the past and present whereby preference, in certain circumstances, could be given to minorities.
• E) It created policies that made it more difficult to hire or promote a white employee.

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