Summary of Ira Katznelson's When Affirmative Action Was White

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#1 President Lyndon B. Johnson gave the first known affirmative action speech for black students at Howard University in 1965. He stated that the country had overcome legal segregation, but that the disparity between white and black Americans had widened after the Second World War.

#2 By the start of 1965, the Selma voting rights campaign had already been going on for a year, and the second march had been led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The campaign had been successful in demonstrating the need for voting rights legislation.

#3 The civil rights movement was not just about black people, but about all Americans who had to overcome the crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice.

#4 Following the civil rights movement, racial discrimination was made illegal across the country.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 6, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822503533

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Insights on Ira Katznelson's When Affirmative Action Was White

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

President Lyndon B. Johnson gave the first known affirmative action speech for black students at Howard University in 1965. He stated that the country had overcome legal segregation, but that the disparity between white and black Americans had widened after the Second World War.

#2

By the start of 1965, the Selma voting rights campaign had already been going on for a year, and the second march had been led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The campaign had been successful in demonstrating the need for voting rights legislation.

#3

The civil rights movement was not just about black people, but about all Americans who had to overcome the crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice.

#4

Following the civil rights movement, racial discrimination was made illegal across the country.

#5

The president shifted ground in his speech, explaining that equal treatment alone would not solve the issue of racial discrimination. He explained that what the country needed was not just freedom, but opportunity.

#6

In 1948, Lyndon B. Johnson was elected to the U. S. Senate, and he delivered a speech in which he argued that the South should not be forced to comply with federal laws banning discrimination.

#7

President Johnson addressed the issue of racial inequality in the post–civil rights era, asking how the country should approach the