What was the original purpose of affirmative action?
a. To insure the racial composition of the workforce reflected the population
b. To require governmental agencies, colleges and corporations meet certain racial quotas
c. To recruit and hire more African American workers in the federal government
d. To increase the hiring African Americans for white collar jobs
Ans: c. To recruit and hire more African American workers in the federal government
Feedback for Correct Answer: President John F. Kennedy first used the phrase affirmative action when he issued Executive Order 10025 mandating that the federal government aggressively recruit and hire African Americans.
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