Presidents 1969-89 and African American Civil Rights
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- 1968-89 Presidents and African American Civil Rights
- Richard Nixon (1969-74)
- Executive Order 11578
- Required all employers with federal contracts to draft affirmative action policies to actively promote AAs
- Positive Discrimination
- Opposed busing
- Executive Order 11578
- Jimmy Carter (1977-81)
- Positive Discrimination Legislation
- Much work undone
- Criticised for limited measures
- Economic problems dominated
- Higher oil prices causing inflation and general slump in US economy
- Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)
- The Voting Rights Act of 1982
- Strengthened penalties against discrimination
- Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987
- Reagan attempted to veto it but failed
- Meant all states had to comply to all civil rights laws in order to receive federal funds
- Was watered down to use 'abortion neutral' language - leading to outrage among women rights activists
- Replaced Drew Days III with conservative lawyer William Bradford Reynolds who believed "government imposed discrimination" had "created a kind of racial spoils system in America" favouring historically disadvantages whites
- Reduction of welfare benefits fell disproportionately on AA population
- The Voting Rights Act of 1982
- Richard Nixon (1969-74)
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