Supreme Court is poised to dismantle an integral part of LBJ's Great Society – affirmative action
- Written by Travis Knoll, Adjunct Professor of History, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
President Lyndon Johnson delivers the commencement address at Howard University on June 4, 1965. Of all the civil rights policies enacted by U.S President Lyndon Johnson, affirmative action is arguably one of the most enduring – and most challenged.
Johnson made it clear during a commencement address at Howard University on June 4, 1965,...