On July 2, 1964 President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act (Brunner). "The Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin (Brunner)." This was the first step in the direction of affirmative action. On June 4, 1965 President Johnson gave a speech in front of Howard Universities graduating class (Brunner). His speech states that the Civil Rights Act alone won't end discrimination so he "frames the concept of Affirmative action (Brunner)."
"You do not wipe away the scars of centuries by saying: 'now, you are free to go where you want, do as you desire, and choose the leaders you please.' You do not take a man who for years has been hobbled by chains, liberate him, bring him to the starting line of a race, saying, 'you are free to compete with all the others,' and still justly believe you have been completely fair . . . This is the next and more profound stage of the battle for civil rights. We seek not just freedom......
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