Summary of Ira Katznelson's When Affirmative Action Was White

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #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.