# data[].attributes.body
- puts race as the dominant factor in admissions and hiring procedures. The best people fit for the position should be put there, regardless of race
-  Students/workers who are put into a position through affirmative action sometimes aren't fully ready for the task. Not only is this not good for the university/company, but it is also not good for these students/workers as well because it lowers self-esteem.

# data[].attributes.body
- good way to maintain diversity in school and in the workplace
- gives everyone an equal play in the field
- helps make up for all the years of oppression some races faced

# data[].attributes.body
Civil Rights Movement of 1960's
-  era dedicated to activism for equal rights and treatment of African Americans in America
- people longed for social, legal, political and cultural changes to prohibit discrimination and end segregation.
- Movements like bus boycott are what helped this move forward and spread awareness

# data[].attributes.headline
Connection between these terms and Affirmative Action Policies:

# data[].attributes.subject
Connection between these terms and Affirmative Action Policies:

# data[].attributes.body
- Civil Disobedience was used as way to protest Affirmative Actions
- Civil Rights Movement of 1960's is what led to Affirmative Action.
- De Jure/Facto Segregation are 2 different types of segregation that led to the civil rights movement

# data[].attributes.body
⁻ Some people might want to know this because it could be beneficial to them for their education and employment
-It's also good to know that sometimes it can hurt us because sometimes citizens are getting employed because they are a minority and not because they have the qualifications for the job
-In order to increase to education and job opportunities for citizens that are discriminated against, affirmation action programs try to ensure that they get special access to jobs and schools which to people isn't equality of opportunity.

# data[].attributes.headline
How, When & Why Did Affirmative Action Policies Start?

# data[].attributes.subject
How, When & Why Did Affirmative Action Policies Start?

# data[].attributes.body
How: Affirmative action is an outcome of the 1960’s civil rights movement and its purpose is to provide equal opportunities for minority groups and woman in employment and education
When: Became a thing after JFK signed the executive order 10925 on 3/6/1961 that said “required government contractors to "take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin."

Why: directed at increasing the number of people, from certain parts of the society, within business or educational institutions or in areas where their presence is low.
- intended to make equal opportunities for minorities and women in education and employment

# data[].attributes.body
Civil Disobedience: the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest.

Civil Rights: the rights of citizens to social freedom and equality

De Facto segregation: Segregation that becomes embedded in social customs and institutions

De Jure Segregation: segregation that is licensed by law ex: jim crow law and slavery codes in the south

# data[].attributes.body
an action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination, especially in relation to employment or education; positive discrimination

# data[].attributes.body
How are Affirmative Action policies an extension of the civil rights movements?