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March 6, 1961 · Employment & Civil Rights

Equal Opportunity Required Action

Executive Order 10925 carried “affirmative action” into federal contracting policy, building on decades of Black organizing for fair employment.

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Then

Promises of nondiscrimination often left segregated workplaces, biased hiring networks, and unequal advancement untouched.

Now

The 1961 order is remembered as a major step in the evolving federal effort to make equal employment opportunity enforceable.

Next

Institutions create genuine opportunity by examining outcomes and taking concrete responsibility for fair access.

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