John f kennedy

affirmative action

  • first reference to affirmative action

    first reference to affirmative action
    JFK's executive order 10925 coins the "term affirmative action"
  • cival rights

    cival rights
    president Lyndon b. johnson signs the civil rights act
  • inro to AA

    "You do not wipe away the scars of centuries by saying: 'now, you are free to go where you want" preident laysout the frame work for affirmative action
  • regants of the university of california v. Bakke

    landmark supreme court case
    split 5-4 ruled that quotas could not be used
  • fullilove v klutznick

    • moderate quotas ruled constititutional
  • wygant v jackson board of education

    only non minority teachers laid off
  • untied states v paradise

  • clinton

    the white house lays down stricter rules for AA
  • proposition 209

    california goes color blind