Nixon

What did he encourage?

A policy of affirmative action

What was the idea of this policy?

To make allowances for the lack of opportunity for AAs freed for a century but discriminated against for most of it

What did his Executive Order 11478 require?

All employers with federal contracts to draft affirmative action policies to actively promote AAs

What happened by 1970?

2 million southern AA children had enrolled in newly created unitary fully integrated school districts

What was a positive in the number of southern AA children in school?

Only 28% of southern AA children were still attending all black scls, a decrease from 70% when Nixon came to office

What happened in 1972?

Equal Employment Opportunity Act - extended equal employment legislation to all federal, state and local gvmts