Word: acted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...resignation damaged the work of the commission, but a new appointee of similar stature can still pick up the pieces. It is unfortunate that the situation ever had to arise, but presented with a fait accompli, the Administration must act, and act with speed...
...Executive Secretary of the Massachusetts Commission against Discrimination, Walter H. Nolan, reported that the Attoney General is expected to rule that schools must stop requesting photographs from applicants under the Fair Educational Practices Act...
...Act, which was created in 1949, states that "It shall be an unfair educational practice for an educational institution... to cause to be made any written or oral inquiry concerning the race, religion, color, or national origin of a person seeking admission...
...present, no school has been prosecuted under the act; the ruling by the Attorney General will be the first authoritative statement on the requirement where it pertains to education...
...federal courts have demonstrated recently that they will act to protect the liberties of both individuals and organizations. Unfortunately, President Eisenhower has seemed unwilling to provide constructive leadership in this field, and there is little hope that he will discuss publically the issues involved in the NAACP battle...